The effects of a point mutation of the β2 subunit of GABA(A) receptor on direct and modulatory actions of general anesthetics

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 368, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 269-276

  Fukami, Sakae ^a   Uchida, Ichiro ^a   Takenoshita, Makoto ^a   Mashimo, Takashi ^a   Yoshiya, Ikuto ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clone; Electrophysiology; GABA ( aminobutyric acid); GABA(A) receptor; General anesthetic; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETOMIDATE; PROPOFOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETOMIDATE; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; OOCYTES; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYLALANINE; POINT MUTATION; PROPOFOL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TYROSINE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033015505     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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