Modulation of a recombinant invertebrate γ-aminobutyric acid receptor-chloride channel complex by isoflurane: Effects of a point mutation in the M2 domain

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 726-732

  Edwards, Michelle D ^a   Lees, George ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloride channel, isoflurane; Drosophila recombinant GABA receptor; Point mutation in M2; Site within chloride channel lumen; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALANINE; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ION CHANNEL; ISOFLURANE; PICROTOXININ; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; INVERTEBRATE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; ISOFLURANE; POINT MUTATION; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030658836     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701417     Document Type: Article

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