Scientists determine structure of brain receptor implicated in epilepsy and PMT

Professor Nigel Brown, BBSRC Director of Science and Technology, commented: “Basic bioscience research has a crucial role to play in understanding conditions that affect the health and quality of life for millions of people. If we learn the detailed mechanisms by which the body functions, medical scientists and the pharmaceutical industry can develop treatments to intervene when it goes wrong.”

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Notes to Editors

This research is published in Molecular Pharmacology, March 2008, Volume 73, pages 960-967.

The research was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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