Anaesthetic modulation of synaptic transmission in the mammalian CNS

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-90

  Richards, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Brain, synapses; Nerve, transmission

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CATECHOLAMINE; ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ION CHANNEL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; METHOXYFLURANE; MUSCIMOL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PROCAINE; XENON;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ACTION POTENTIAL; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXOCYTOSIS; GAP JUNCTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; MAMMAL; MODULATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROSECRETION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0036065065     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aef162     Document Type: Article

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