Subunit-dependent interaction of the general anaesthetic etomidate with the γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 749-756

  Hill Yenning, Claire ^a   Belelli, Delia ^a   Peters, John A ^a   Lambert, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 pregnan 3 ol 20 one; Etomidate; GABA(A) receptor; GABA(A) receptor , and subunits; Intravenous general anaesthetics; Pentobarbitone; Propofol

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; ETOMIDATE; NEUROSTEROID; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030895793     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0700927     Document Type: Article

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