Homomeric β1 γ-aminobutyric acidA receptor-ion channels: Evaluation of pharmacological and physiological properties

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 494-504

  Krishek, Belinda J ^a   Moss, Stephen J ^b   Smart, Trevor G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BICUCULLINE; FLUMAZENIL; FLURAZEPAM; ION CHANNEL; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHANNEL GATING; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; OOCYTES; PENTOBARBITAL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TRANSFECTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029869912     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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