The effects of volatile anesthetics on synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA-induced neurotransmission

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-79

  Kotani, Naoki ^a   Akaike, Norio ^a,b  

^a Kitamoto Hospital   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

'Synaptic bouton' preparation; Extrasynaptic and synaptic GABAA receptors; Presynaptic and postsynaptic transmission; Spontaneous, miniature, and evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents; Volatile anesthetics

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MEYNERT BASAL NUCLEUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; ZONA INCERTA;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; POTASSIUM; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84875605283     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2012.08.001     Document Type: Review

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