Barbiturate interactions at the human GABAA receptor: Dependence on receptor subunit combination

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 521-527

  Thompson, S A ^a   Whiting, P J ^a   Wafford, K A ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GABAA subunit; Pentobarbitone; Two electrode voltage clamp; Xenopus oocytes; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PENTOBARBITAL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030023756     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15221.x     Document Type: Article

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