Isoflurane reduces synaptic glutamate release without changing cytosolic free calcium in isolated nerve terminals

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-229

  Larsen, M ^a   Valo E T ^a   Berg Johnsen, J ^b   Langmoen, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Brain, cerebral cortex, synaptosomes; Calcium; Glutamate, presynaptic

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; GLUTAMIC ACID; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FLUOROMETRY; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0031842542     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199803000-00015     Document Type: Article

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