THIP, a hypnotic and antinociceptive drug, enhances an extrasynaptic GABAA receptor-mediated conductance in mouse neocortex

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1134-1141

  Drasbek, Kim Ryun ^a   Jensen, Kimmo ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

subunit; Extrasynaptic receptors; GABA; Mouse; Neocortex; THIP

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABOXADOL; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FRONTAL CORTEX; HYPNOSIS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745788345     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhj055     Document Type: Article

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