GABAA receptor subtypes underlying general anesthesia

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-112

  Bonin, Robert P ^a   Orser, Beverley A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Etomidate; GABA; GABA modulators; GABAA receptors; Isoflurane; THIP

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; DIAZEPAM; ENFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; GABOXADOL; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; ISOPROTEIN; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALPHA CHAIN; AMNESIA; AWARENESS; BINDING SITE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG TARGETING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RIGHTING REFLEX; SEDATION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMUS; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MEMORY DISORDERS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 44649132155     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.12.011     Document Type: Review

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