GABAA-R α4 subunits are required for the low dose locomotor stimulatory effect of alphaxalone, but not for several other behavioral responses to alphaxalone, etomidate or propofol

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1048-1056

  Iyer, Sangeetha V ^a,b   Chandra, Dave ^a,c   Homanics, Gregg E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Knockout mice; Aminobutyric acid type A receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA4; ALFAXALONE; ETOMIDATE; PROPOFOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; GABRA4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PREGNANEDIONE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; 129 MOUSE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, 129 STRAIN; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANEDIONES; PROPOFOL; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 84901324823     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-1148-3     Document Type: Article

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