Major role for tonic GABAA conductances in anesthetic suppression of intrinsic neuronal excitability

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1658-1667

  Bieda, Mark C ^a,c   MacIver, M Bruce ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHANNEL; STRYCHNINE;

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4143077106     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00223.2004     Document Type: Article

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