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Kavita Babu

Faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Research focus

Neuroscience
C. elegans, Neurobiology, Genetics

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Education

PhD, National University of Singapore, 2004

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Kavita Babu Lab
http://www.babulab.org

1 Protocol published

Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced Convulsion Assay to Determine GABAergic Defects in Caenorhabditis elegans

Authors: Shruti Thapliyal and Kavita Babu, date: 09/05/2018, view: 2398, Q&A: 0

Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) is a GABA_A receptor antagonist and is used to monitor presynaptic defects in the release of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. PTZ is a competitive inhibitor of GABA, and prevents binding of GABA on the GABA_A ...

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