Kunihiko Obata

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1 Green fluorescent protein expression and colocalization with calretinin, parvalbumin, and somatostatin in the GAD67-GFP knock-in mouse. J Comp Neurol 2003 7.68
2 Nav1.1 localizes to axons of parvalbumin-positive inhibitory interneurons: a circuit basis for epileptic seizures in mice carrying an Scn1a gene mutation. J Neurosci 2007 4.34
3 A specialized subclass of interneurons mediates dopaminergic facilitation of amygdala function. Neuron 2005 2.99
4 GABAergic neurons are less selective to stimulus orientation than excitatory neurons in layer II/III of visual cortex, as revealed by in vivo functional Ca2+ imaging in transgenic mice. J Neurosci 2007 2.67
5 Visual receptive field structure of cortical inhibitory neurons revealed by two-photon imaging guided recording. J Neurosci 2009 2.02
6 A subpopulation of olfactory bulb GABAergic interneurons is derived from Emx1- and Dlx5/6-expressing progenitors. J Neurosci 2007 1.94
7 Glial Nax channels control lactate signaling to neurons for brain [Na+] sensing. Neuron 2007 1.91
8 Random walk behavior of migrating cortical interneurons in the marginal zone: time-lapse analysis in flat-mount cortex. J Neurosci 2009 1.83
9 Demonstration of long-range GABAergic connections distributed throughout the mouse neocortex. Eur J Neurosci 2005 1.66
10 Aire controls the differentiation program of thymic epithelial cells in the medulla for the establishment of self-tolerance. J Exp Med 2008 1.63
11 Quantitative chemical composition of cortical GABAergic neurons revealed in transgenic venus-expressing rats. Cereb Cortex 2007 1.58
12 RGS2 modulates coupling between GABAB receptors and GIRK channels in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area. Nat Neurosci 2007 1.58
13 Postnatal differentiation of basket cells from slow to fast signaling devices. J Neurosci 2008 1.57
14 Molecular identity of periglomerular and short axon cells. J Neurosci 2010 1.55
15 Morphological and electrophysiological properties of GABAergic and non-GABAergic cells in the deep cerebellar nuclei. J Neurophysiol 2006 1.38
16 Multimodal tangential migration of neocortical GABAergic neurons independent of GPI-anchored proteins. Development 2003 1.34
17 Mechanisms of neuropeptide Y, peptide YY, and pancreatic polypeptide inhibition of identified green fluorescent protein-expressing GABA neurons in the hypothalamic neuroendocrine arcuate nucleus. J Neurosci 2005 1.30
18 Discrimination of taste qualities among mouse fungiform taste bud cells. J Physiol 2009 1.30
19 Method for single-cell microarray analysis and application to gene-expression profiling of GABAergic neuron progenitors. Neurosci Res 2008 1.29
20 Multidirectional and multizonal tangential migration of GABAergic interneurons in the developing cerebral cortex. Development 2006 1.29
21 Identification of a neuropeptide S responsive circuitry shaping amygdala activity via the endopiriform nucleus. PLoS One 2008 1.27
22 Rapid critical period induction by tonic inhibition in visual cortex. J Neurosci 2003 1.26
23 Ontogeny-recapitulating generation and tissue integration of ES cell-derived Purkinje cells. Nat Neurosci 2010 1.26
24 Electrophysiological and morphological characteristics of GABAergic respiratory neurons in the mouse pre-Bötzinger complex. Eur J Neurosci 2006 1.15
25 Action potential-enhanced ATP release from taste cells through hemichannels. J Neurophysiol 2010 1.13
26 From the Cover: Indispensability of the glutamate transporters GLAST and GLT1 to brain development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 1.13
27 Ethanol consumption during early pregnancy alters the disposition of tangentially migrating GABAergic interneurons in the fetal cortex. J Neurosci 2008 1.09
28 Short Promoters in Viral Vectors Drive Selective Expression in Mammalian Inhibitory Neurons, but do not Restrict Activity to Specific Inhibitory Cell-Types. Front Neural Circuits 2009 1.08
29 Kinase-dead knock-in mouse reveals an essential role of kinase activity of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIalpha in dendritic spine enlargement, long-term potentiation, and learning. J Neurosci 2009 1.07
30 Neuronal functions of the novel serine/threonine kinase Ndr2. J Biol Chem 2004 1.06
31 Inhibitory and excitatory subtypes of cochlear nucleus neurons are defined by distinct bHLH transcription factors, Ptf1a and Atoh1. Development 2009 1.05
32 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes involved in facilitation of GABAergic inhibition in mouse superficial superior colliculus. J Neurophysiol 2005 1.05
33 Critical role of the 65-kDa isoform of glutamic acid decarboxylase in consolidation and generalization of Pavlovian fear memory. Learn Mem 2008 1.05
34 Morpho-physiological criteria divide dentate gyrus interneurons into classes. Hippocampus 2014 1.05
35 Alpha-adrenoceptive dual modulation of inhibitory GABAergic inputs to Purkinje cells in the mouse cerebellum. J Neurophysiol 2005 1.04
36 Differential gene expression in migrating cortical interneurons during mouse forebrain development. J Comp Neurol 2010 1.03
37 Sodium-level-sensitive sodium channel Na(x) is expressed in glial laminate processes in the sensory circumventricular organs. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005 1.03
38 The p21-activated kinase is required for neuronal migration in the cerebral cortex. Cereb Cortex 2008 1.02
39 Reduction of extracellular GABA in the mouse amygdala during and following confrontation with a conditioned fear stimulus. Neurosci Lett 2002 0.98
40 GABAergic inhibition regulates developmental synapse elimination in the cerebellum. Neuron 2012 0.96
41 Development of stellate and basket cells and their apoptosis in mouse cerebellar cortex. Neurosci Res 2004 0.95
42 Ethanol enhances both action potential-dependent and action potential-independent GABAergic transmission onto cerebellar Purkinje cells. Neuropharmacology 2009 0.94
43 Role of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) isoform, GAD65, in GABA synthesis and transport into synaptic vesicles-Evidence from GAD65-knockout mice studies. Brain Res 2007 0.93
44 Laminar fate and phenotype specification of cerebellar GABAergic interneurons. J Neurosci 2009 0.92
45 Bidirectional changes in synapsin I phosphorylation at MAP kinase-dependent sites by acute neuronal excitation in vivo. J Neurochem 2002 0.90
46 Cortical interneurons require p35/Cdk5 for their migration and laminar organization. Cereb Cortex 2008 0.89
47 The role of the t-SNARE SNAP-25 in action potential-dependent calcium signaling and expression in GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons. BMC Neurosci 2008 0.88
48 Epithelial localization of green fluorescent protein-positive cells in epididymis of the GAD67-GFP knock-in mouse. J Androl 2005 0.88
49 Characterization of parabrachial subnuclei in mice with regard to salt tastants: possible independence of taste relay from visceral processing. Chem Senses 2009 0.87
50 Developmental profile of GABAA-mediated synaptic transmission in pyramidal cells of the somatosensory cortex. Eur J Neurosci 2008 0.87
51 Dopaminergic control of local interneuron activity in the thalamus. Eur J Neurosci 2005 0.86
52 Development of GABAergic neurons from the ventricular zone in the superior colliculus of the mouse. Neurosci Res 2005 0.85
53 Cerebellar globular cells receive monoaminergic excitation and monosynaptic inhibition from Purkinje cells. PLoS One 2012 0.85
54 Brain-derived neurotrophic factor acutely depresses excitatory synaptic transmission to GABAergic neurons in visual cortical slices. Eur J Neurosci 2004 0.85
55 Quantitative and immunohistochemical analysis of neuronal types in the mouse caudal nucleus tractus solitarius: focus on GABAergic neurons. J Chem Neuroanat 2008 0.84
56 The physiological roles of vesicular GABA transporter during embryonic development: a study using knockout mice. Mol Brain 2010 0.84
57 Regulation of burst activity through presynaptic and postsynaptic GABA(B) receptors in mouse superior colliculus. J Neurosci 2008 0.83
58 Cleft palate by picrotoxin or 3-MP and palatal shelf elevation in GABA-deficient mice. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2004 0.83
59 GABAergic input contributes to activity-dependent change in cell volume in the hippocampal CA1 region. Neurosci Res 2002 0.83
60 Characteristics of GABAergic neurons in the superficial superior colliculus in mice. Neurosci Lett 2003 0.83
61 Genetic deficiency of GABA differentially regulates respiratory and non-respiratory motor neuron development. PLoS One 2013 0.82
62 Fast activation of feedforward inhibitory neurons from thalamic input and its relevance to the regulation of spike sequences in the barrel cortex. J Physiol 2010 0.82
63 Mouse vesicular GABA transporter gene: genomic organization, transcriptional regulation and chromosomal localization. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2003 0.81
64 Development of spontaneous mouth/tongue movement and related neural activity, and their repression in fetal mice lacking glutamate decarboxylase 67. Eur J Neurosci 2005 0.80
65 Resistance to alcohol withdrawal-induced behaviour in Fyn transgenic mice and its reversal by ifenprodil. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2002 0.80
66 Expression of GABAergic system in pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and airway epithelial cells in GAD67-GFP knock-in mice. Med Mol Morphol 2008 0.80
67 Structural and functional characterization of mouse glutamate decarboxylase 67 gene promoter. Biochim Biophys Acta 2003 0.79
68 CO2-sensitivity of GABAergic neurons in the ventral medullary surface of GAD67-GFP knock-in neonatal mice. Adv Exp Med Biol 2008 0.79
69 Gene structure and alternative splicing of the mouse glycine transporter type-2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.78
70 Experimental induction of palate shelf elevation in glutamate decarboxylase 67-deficient mice with cleft palate due to vertically oriented palatal shelf. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2007 0.78
71 Migratory response of interneurons to different regions of the developing neocortex. Cereb Cortex 2006 0.78
72 Development and migration of GABAergic neurons in the mouse myelencephalon. J Comp Neurol 2007 0.78
73 Regulation of ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase by NMDA-receptor-induced seizure activity in cortical slices. Brain Res 2013 0.77
74 Role of GABA in central respiratory control studied in mice lacking GABA-synthesizing enzyme 67-kDa isoform of glutamic acid decarboxylase. Adv Exp Med Biol 2004 0.76
75 Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II is reversibly autophosphorylated, inactivated and made sedimentable by acute neuronal excitation in rats in vivo. J Neurochem 2004 0.75
76 Genetic absence of the vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter differentially regulates respiratory and locomotor motor neuron development. Brain Struct Funct 2013 0.75
77 Displaced granule cells in the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex in mice treated with methylazoxymethanol. Neurosci Lett 2004 0.75