Etomidate inhibits a human neuronal potassium current;Etomidat unterdruckt einen neuronalen Kaliumstrom des Menschen

Anaesthesist

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 434-436

  Friederich, P ^a   Urban, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

etomidate; general anaesthetic; myoclonus; neuron; patch clamp

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MYOCLONUS; NERVE CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NEUROBLASTOMA; PATCH CLAMP;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030994976     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001010050422     Document Type: Article

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