Gabapentin increases GABA-induced depolarization in rat neonatal optic nerve

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 181-184

  Kocsis, Jeffery D ^a,b   Honmou, Osamu ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Epilepsy; GABA; Gabapentin; Nipecotic acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GABAPENTIN; NIPECOTIC ACID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETIC ACIDS; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; OPTIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028220873     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90386-7     Document Type: Article

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