Depression of spinal network activity by thiopental: Shift from phasic to tonic GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 793-802

  Grasshoff, C ^a   Netzhammer, N ^a   Schweizer, J ^a   Antkowiak, B ^a   Hentschke, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Barbiturates; GABAA receptor; Glycine receptor; Immobility; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; THIOPENTAL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; EMBRYO; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE AGENTS; MICE; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 50849098830     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.06.026     Document Type: Article

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