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“ General anesthetics are known to act in part by binding to and altering the function of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels such as nicotinic acetylcholine and γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors.”
“In vivo, however, the functional relevance of enhancing GABAergic neurotransmission in mediating essential components of the general anesthetic state is unknown.”