Acamprosate (calciumacetylhomotaurinate) decreases postsynaptic potentials in the rat neocortex: possible involvement of excitatory amino acid receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 47-52

  Zeise, Marc L ^a   Kasparov, Sergei ^b   Capogna, Marco ^c   Zieglgänsberger, Walter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b I M SECHENOV FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acamprosate (calciumacetylhomotaurinate); Excitatory amino acids; GABA ( aminobutyric acid); Neocortex; Neurotransmission; Postsynaptic potentials

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACAMPROSATE; ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS; IN VITRO; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPSES; TAURINE;

EID: 0027402518     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90682-8     Document Type: Article

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