Effect of flumazenil on GABAA receptors in isolated rat hippocampal neurons

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1605-1612

  Weiss, Michel ^a   Tikhonov, Denis ^b   Buldakova, Svetlana ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Flumazenil; Flurazepam; GABAA receptors; Rat hippocampus pyramidal cells; Whole cell patch clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; FLURAZEPAM; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

ANIMALS; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0036882775     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021674708556     Document Type: Article

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