| Literature DB >> 18175085 |
A Zeller1, R Jurd, S Lambert, M Arras, B Drexler, C Grashoff, B Antkowiak, U Rudolph.
Abstract
General anesthetics have been in clinical use for more than 160 years. Nevertheless, their mechanism of action is still only poorly understood. In this review, we describe studies suggesting that inhibitory ligand-gated ion channels are potential targets for general anesthetics in vitro and describe how the involvement of y-aminobutyric acid (GABA)(A) receptor subtypes in anesthetic actions could be demonstrated by genetic studies in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18175085 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74806-9_2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Handb Exp Pharmacol ISSN: 0171-2004