Nonhalogenated alkane anesthetics fail to potentiate agonist actions on two ligand-gated ion channels

Anesthesiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 470-477

  Raines, Douglas E ^a,b   Claycomb, Robert J ^b   Scheller, Michaela ^b,c   Forman, Stuart A ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ALKANE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUTANE; CYCLOPROPANE; ETHER; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORPEDO;

EID: 0034900561     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200108000-00032     Document Type: Article

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