Effects of neurosteroid and benz[e]indene enantiomers on GABA(A) receptors in cultured hippocampal neurons and transfected HEK-293 cells

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 1161-1168

  Zorumski, C F ^a   Wittmer, L L ^a   Isenberg, K E ^a   Hu, Yuefei ^a   Covey, D F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enantiomers; GABA; Neurosteroids; Transfected cells

Indexed keywords

1H BENZ[E]INDENE DERIVATIVE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL TYPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; ENANTIOMER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY CELL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INDENES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STEREOISOMERISM; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030459350     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(96)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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