Disruption of synchronous gamma oscillations in the rat hippocampal slice: A common mechanism of anaesthetic drug action

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 483-492

  Faulkner, H J ^a   Traub, R D ^b   Whittington, M A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Diazepam; Gamma; Hippocampus; Ketamine; Morphine; Synchrony; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; TEMAZEPAM; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAZEPAM; HIPPOCAMPUS; KETAMINE; MALE; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0031709871     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702113     Document Type: Article

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