The effects of general anaesthetics on carbachol-evoked gamma oscillations in the rat hippocampus in vitro

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 864-872

  Dickinson, R ^a   Awaiz, S ^a   Whittington, M A ^a   Lieb, W R ^a   Franks, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40 Hz oscillations; Consciousness; GABAA receptor; General anaesthesia; Stereoisomers

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CARBACHOL; ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VETALAR V;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAMMA RHYTHM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ISOMER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0037410259     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(03)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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