Benzodiazepine receptor agonists affect both binding and gating of recombinant α1β2γ2 gamma-aminobutyric acid-A receptors

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 781-785

  Mercik, Katarzyna ^a   Piast, Michał ^a   Mozrzymas, Jerzy W ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Modulation; Patch clamp; Receptor kinetics

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLURAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLURAZEPAM; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34247590259     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3280c1e2fb     Document Type: Article

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