Biphasic effect of pentobarbitone on chick myotube nicotinic receptor channel kinetics

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1385-1388

  Liu, Guo Jun ^a   Madsen, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Allosteric mechanism; Barbiturate effects; Biphasic effects; Burst duration; Channel open time; Embryonic chick myotubes; General anaesthetic mechanisms; Nicotinic receptors; Patch clamp

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0029933847     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15549.x     Document Type: Article

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