Professor Nick Franks, FRS

Ma D, 2002, Neuroprotective and neurotoxic properties of the 'inert' gas, xenon, British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol: 89, Pages: 739-746, ISSN: 0007-0912

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Ma D, Wilhelm S, Maze M, Franks NPet al., 2002, Neuroprotective and neurotoxic properties of the 'inert' gas, xenon, BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, Vol: 89, Pages: 739-746, ISSN: 0007-0912

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• Citations: 148

Nelson LE, Guo TZ, Lu J, Saper CB, Franks NP, Maze Met al., 2002, The sedative component of anesthesia is mediated by GABA_A receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway, NATURE NEUROSCIENCE, Vol: 5, Pages: 979-984, ISSN: 1097-6256

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Wilhelm S, Ma DQ, Maze M, Franks NPet al., 2002, Effects of xenon on <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> models of neuronal injury, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 96, Pages: 1485-1491, ISSN: 0003-3022

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• Citations: 153

Dickinson R, de Sousa SLM, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 2002, Selective synaptic actions of thiopental and its enantiomers, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 96, Pages: 884-892, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Downie DL, Vicente-Agullo F, Campos-Caro A, Bushell TJ, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 2002, Determinants of the anesthetic sensitivity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol: 277, Pages: 10367-10373, ISSN: 0021-9258

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Eger EI, Sonner JA, Dilger JP, Fisher DM, Evers A, Franks NP, Harris RA, Kendig JJ, Lieb WR, Yamakura Tet al., 2001, What are "relevant" concentrations? Reply, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 95, Pages: 1538-1539, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Eckenhoff RG, 2001, What are "relevant" concentrations?, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 95, Pages: 1537-1538, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Eger EI, Fisher DM, Dilger JP, Sonner JM, Evers A, Franks NP, Harris RA, Kendig JJ, Lieb WR, Yamakura Tet al., 2001, Relevant concentrations of inhaled anesthetics for <i>in vitro</i> studies of anesthetic mechanisms, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 94, Pages: 915-921, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Dickinson R, De Sousa SLM, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 2001, The effects of xenon on NMDA and GABA<inf>A</inf> receptors, Pages: 34-36, ISSN: 0941-4223

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Bhattacharya AA, Curry S, Franks NP, 2000, Binding of the general anesthetics propofol and halothane to human serum albumin - High resolution crystal structures, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Vol: 275, Pages: 38731-38738, ISSN: 0021-9258

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Franks NP, 2000, What makes xenon an anesthetic gas?, Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology, Vol: 9, ISSN: 0920-5268

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Dickinson R, White IL, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 2000, The optical isomers of isoflurane show stereoselective effects in rats, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 93, Pages: U189-U189, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Dickinson R, White I, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 2000, Stereoselective loss of righting reflex in rats by isoflurane, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 93, Pages: 837-843, ISSN: 0003-3022

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• Citations: 37

Downie DL, Franks NP, Lieb WR, 2000, Effects of thiopental and its optical isomers on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 93, Pages: 774-783, ISSN: 0003-3022

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de Sousa SLM, Dickinson R, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 2000, Contrasting synaptic actions of the inhalational general anesthetics isoflurane and xenon, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 92, Pages: 1055-1066, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Franks NP, Lieb WR, 2000, The role of NMDA receptors in consciousness: What can we learn from anesthetic mechanisms?, Neural Correlates of Consciousness Conference, Publisher: M I T PRESS, Pages: 265-269

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Curry S, Brick P, Franks NP, 1999, Fatty acid binding to human serum albumin: new insights from crystallographic studies, BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS, Vol: 1441, Pages: 131-140, ISSN: 1388-1981

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• Citations: 444

Tomlin SL, Jenkins A, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 1999, Preparation of barbiturate optical isomers and their effects on GABA_A receptors, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 90, Pages: 1714-1722, ISSN: 0003-3022

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• Citations: 33

Franks NP, Lieb WR, 1999, Background K<SUP>+</SUP> channels:: an important target for volatile anesthetics?, NATURE NEUROSCIENCE, Vol: 2, Pages: 395-396, ISSN: 1097-6256

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• Citations: 36

Jenkins A, Franks NP, Lieb WR, 1999, Effects of temperature and volatile anesthetics on GABA_A receptors, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 90, Pages: 484-491, ISSN: 0003-3022

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• Citations: 56

Bhattacharya A, Grune T, Franks NP, Curry Set al., 1999, CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN., Publisher: INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Pages: 366-366, ISSN: 2053-2733

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Franks NP, Lieb WR, 1998, Which molecular targets are most relevant to general anaesthesia?, TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, Vol: 101, Pages: 1-8, ISSN: 0378-4274

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Franks NP, Jenkins A, Conti E, Lieb WR, Brick Pet al., 1998, Structural basis for the inhibition of firefly luciferase by a general anesthetic, BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol: 75, Pages: 2205-2211, ISSN: 0006-3495

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• Citations: 190

Curry S, Mandelkow H, Brick P, Franks Net al., 1998, Crystal structure of human serum albumin complexed with fatty acid reveals an asymmetric distribution of binding sites, NATURE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, Vol: 5, Pages: 827-835, ISSN: 1072-8368

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Lopes CMB, Franks NP, Lieb WR, 1998, Actions of general anaesthetics and arachidonic acid pathway inhibitors on K<SUP>+</SUP> currents activated by volatile anaesthetics and FMRFamide in molluscan neurones, BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, Vol: 125, Pages: 309-318, ISSN: 0007-1188

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• Citations: 32

Franks NP, Lieb WR, 1998, A serious target for laughing gas, NATURE MEDICINE, Vol: 4, Pages: 383-384, ISSN: 1078-8956

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Tomlin SL, Jenkins A, Lieb WR, Franks NPet al., 1998, Stereoselective effects of etomidate optical isomers on gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors and animals, ANESTHESIOLOGY, Vol: 88, Pages: 708-717, ISSN: 0003-3022

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Franks NP, Dickinson R, de Sousa SL, Hall AC, Lieb WRet al., 1998, How does xenon produce anaesthesia?, Nature, Vol: 396

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Franks NP, Lieb WR, 1997, Inhibitory synapses - Anaesthetics set their sites on ion channels, NATURE, Vol: 389, Pages: 334-335, ISSN: 0028-0836

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• Citations: 62