Propofol and flurazepam act synergistically to potentiate GABA(A) receptor activation in human recombinant receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Reynolds, James N ^a,b   Maitra, Rajatavo ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anesthesia; benzodiazepine; flurazepam; GABA(A) receptor; propofol; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 8 AZIDO 5,6 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 6 OXO 4H IMIDAZO[1,5 A][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BENZODIAZEPINE; CYCLOPYRROLONE DERIVATIVE; FLURAZEPAM; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOPICLONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLURAZEPAM; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; OOCYTES; PIPERAZINES; PROPOFOL; RECEPTORS, GABA; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030600517     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00527-4     Document Type: Article

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