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Early-life GABA-A receptor blockade with bicuculline attenuates anxiety-like behaviors and cognitive deficits induced by 24-hr sleep deprivation in adult male rats

Sep 2026 · DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · Vol 34 · 0 citations · 50 references
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Early postnatal transient blockade of GABA-A receptors was associated with decreased vulnerability to cognitive deficits, anxiety-like behaviors, and oxidative stress induced by acute sleep deprivation in adulthood, which reveals a novel developmental role of early GABAergic signaling in defense against sleep loss-induced neuropsychiatric and cognitive deficits.

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