Effects of isoflurane and xenon on Ba2+-currents mediated by N-type calcium channels

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 784-790

  White, I L ^a,b   Franks, N P ^a   Dickinson, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Electrophysiology; Enantiomers; Ion channel, Ca2+; Xenon

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; ISOFLURANE; XENON;

ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION CURRENT; ISOMERISM; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 19944377201     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei126     Document Type: Article

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