Allosteric modulators affect the efficacy of partial agonists for recombinant GABA(A) receptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1794-1800

  Maksay, Gábor ^a,b   Thompson, Sally A ^b   Wafford, Keith A ^b  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Chlordiazepoxide; DMCM; Loreclezole; P4S; Partial GABA(A) agonists; Pentobarbitone; Recombinant GABA(A) receptors; Thio 4 PIOL; THIP

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 4 PIPERIDINESULFONIC ACID; 5 (4 PIPERIDYL)ISOTHIAZOL 3 OL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; GABOXADOL; LORECLEZOLE; PARTIAL AGONIST; PENTOBARBITAL; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034003973     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703259     Document Type: Article

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