Modulation of synaptic GABA(A) receptor function by benzodiazepines in area CA3 of rat hippocampal slice cultures

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1169-1179

  Poncer, J C ^a,b   Durr R ^a   Gahwiler B H ^a   Thompson, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; GABA(A) receptor; Hippocampus; Interneuron; Midazolam; Synaptic inhibition; Tiagabine

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 METHIONINOL SULFOXIDE]; FLUMAZENIL; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; TETRODOTOXIN; TIAGABINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; TISSUE CULTURE; VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDAZOLAM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030299869     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(96)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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