New insights into the molecular mechanisms of general anaesthetics

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 288-307

  Chau, P L ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

GABA receptor; general anaesthetics; glycine receptor; membrane; NMDA receptor; pressure reversal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALFAXALONE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; ETHER; ETOMIDATE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; METHOXYFLURANE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 77956042806     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00891.x     Document Type: Review

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