Differential subunit dependence of the actions of the general anesthetics alphaxalone and etomidate at γ,-aminobutyric acid type A receptors expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 484-490

  Sanna, Enrico ^a   Murgia, Antonella ^b   Casula, Anna ^b   Biggio, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALFAXALONE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHLORIDE ION; ETOMIDATE; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHLORIDES; ETOMIDATE; OOCYTES; PICROTOXIN; PREGNANEDIONES; PYRIDAZINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

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