The molecular mechanism of action of general anesthetics: Structural aspects of interactions with GABA(A) receptors

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 100-101, Issue , 1998, Pages 193-201

  Olsen, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptors; General anesthetics; Interactions; Molecular mechanism; Structural aspects

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ENFLURANE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LORECLEZOLE; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; STEROID; STRYCHNINE;

ALLOSTERISM; BINDING SITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0032429763     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00185-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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