Functional pharmacology of GABAA receptors containing the chicken brain γ4 subunit

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 419, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Forster, Ian C ^a   Harvey, Robert J ^b   Darlison, Mark G ^b   Benson, Jack A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine pharmacology; Electrophysiology; GABAA receptor; Xenopus oocyte; Zn2+ inhibition

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 8 AZIDO 5,6 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 6 OXO 4H IMIDAZO[1,5 A][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ABECARNIL; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBAMIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BICUCULLINE METHOCHLORIDE; BRETAZENIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; PARTIAL AGONIST; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TRIAZOLAM; ZINC ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHICKENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZINC;

EID: 0035805287     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)00964-5     Document Type: Article

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