Mechanisms of barbiturate inhibition of acetylcholine receptor channels

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 401-414

  Dilger, James P ^a   Boguslavsky, Rebecca ^a   Barann, Martin ^b   Katz, Tamir ^a   Vidal, Ana Maria ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

anesthetic; barbital; ion channels; patch clamp; pentobarbital

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BARBITAL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP;

ANIMALS; BARBITAL; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PENTOBARBITAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0030993541     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.109.3.401     Document Type: Article

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