Ethanol, flunitrazepam, and pentobarbital modulation of GABA(A) receptors expressed in mammalian cells and Xenopus oocytes

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 444-451

  Harris, R Adron ^a,c   Mihic, S John ^a   Brozowski, Susan ^a   Hadingham, Karen ^b   Whiting, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Ethanol; GABA; Oocytes; Receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031009751     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1997.tb03789.x     Document Type: Article

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