Tiagabine: A Novel Drug with a GABAergic Mechanism of Action

Epilepsia

Volumn 35, Issue , 1994, Pages S85-S87

  Gram, Lennart ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants ; Controlled clinical trials ; Drug toxicity ; GABA; Tiagabine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; TIAGABINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID METABOLISM; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; EPILEPSY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMAN; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; PRODRUGS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0027968191     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1994.tb05977.x     Document Type: Article

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