Aging decreases the sensitivity of the GABA carrier to propofol and etomidate8

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-250

  Keita, Hawa ^a   Lasocki, Sigismond ^a   Henzel Rouellé, Daniel ^a   Desmonts, Jean Marie ^a   Mantz, Jean ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Anaesthetics, i.v., etomidate; Anaesthetics, i.v., propofol; Nerve, neurotransmitters, GABA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ETOMIDATE; NIPECOTIC ACID; PROPOFOL;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0031875679     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.2.249     Document Type: Article

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