Allosteric modulation of GABA(A) receptors in acutely dissociated neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 6 39-6, 1996, Pages

  Shimura, Masahiko ^b   Harata, Nobutoshi ^b   Tamai, Makoto ^b   Akaike, Norio ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

rat suprachiasmatic nucleus; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; DIAZEPAM; ELTANOLONE; NYSTATIN; PENTOBARBITAL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORIDE;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDES; DIAZEPAM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MALE; NEURONS; PENTOBARBITAL; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030172268     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.6.c1726     Document Type: Article

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