(±)-Kavain inhibits the veratridine- and KCl-induced increase in intracellular Ca2+ and glutamate-release of rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Gleitz, J ^a   Beile, A ^a   Peters, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Kavain; Piper methysticum; Sodium channel; Spider toxin; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; FURA 2 ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; IONOPHORE; KAWAIN; MONENSIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; VERATRIDINE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; FURA 2; PYRONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; FLUOROMETRY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; SYNAPTOSOME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CALCIUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FURA-2; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOPHORES; MALE; MONENSIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PYRONES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTOSOMES; VERATRIDINE;

EID: 0029670565     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00163-8     Document Type: Article

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