Increase of glutamate uptake in astrocytes: A possible mechanism of action of volatile anesthetics

Anesthesiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1359-1366

  Miyazaki, Hirofumi ^b   Nakamura, Yoichi ^a   Arai, Tatsuru ^b   Kataoka, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetics, volatile: halothane; Brain, cells: astrocytes; primary cultures; Brain, excitatory neurotransmitters: glutamate; Pharmacokinetics, uptake: glutamate

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL; SEVOFLURANE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENFLURANE; ETHERS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALOTHANE; HIPPOCAMPUS; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; METHYL ETHERS; PENTOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030952381     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199706000-00018     Document Type: Article

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