The differential antagonism by bicuculline and SR95531 of pentobarbitone-induced currents in cultured hippocampal neurons

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-96

  Uchida, Ichiro ^a,b   Cestari, Ismar N ^a   Yang, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Osaka Medical College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Etomidate; GABA receptor antagonist; Hippocampal neuron; Pentobarbitone; SR95531

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; ETOMIDATE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030594571     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00156-2     Document Type: Article

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