Spontaneously opening GABA(A) channels in CA1 pyramidal neurones of rat hippocampus

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Birnir, B ^a   Everitt, A B ^a   Lim, M S F ^a   Gage, P W ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Inhibition; Ion channel; Ligand gated; Patch clamp; Single channel recording

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; DIAZEPAM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0034049203     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002320001028     Document Type: Article

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