Drugs acting at central benzodiazepine receptors attenuate ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-277

  Khadour, Fadi ^a,b   Karim, Kassim ^a   Najim, Rafid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Ethanol induced; Gastric lesion; Rat; Unilateral vagotomy

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 5H PYRAZOLO[4,3 C]QUINOLIN 3 ONE; 4' CHLORODIAZEPAM; ALCOHOL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; PARTIAL AGONIST;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH PROTECTION; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0029867334     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00824-1     Document Type: Article

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