Opposite effects of depressant and convulsant barbiturate stereoisomers on acetylcholine release from the rat hippocampus in vivo

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 424-426

  Inagawa, G ^a   Sato, K ^a   Kikuchi, T ^a   Nishihama, M ^a   Shioda, M ^a   Koyama, Y ^a   Yamada, Y ^a   Andoh, T ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain, acetylcholine; Brain, microdialysis; Isomer, R( ) MPPB; Isomer, S(+) MPPB

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 5 PHENYL 5 PROPYLBARBITURIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 1342325057     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh070     Document Type: Article

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