Comparative effects of the GABA uptake inhibitors, tiagabine and NNC-711, on extracellular GABA levels in the rat ventrolateral thalamus

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-140

  Richards, D A ^a,b   Bowery, N G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epilepsy; GABA; GABA uptake inhibitor; NNC 711, microdialysis; tiagabine

Indexed keywords

1 (4,4 DIPHENYL 3 BUTENYL)GUVACINE; 1 (4,4 DIPHENYL 3 BUTENYL)NIPECOTIC ACID; 1 [2 (BENZHYDRYLIDENEAMINOOXY)ETHYL] 1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDRO 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 1 [2 [[(BENZHYDRYLIDENE)AMINO]OXY]ETHYL] 1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDRO 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 1 [4 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 4 PHENYL 3 BUTENYL]NIPECOTIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; SKF 100844; TIAGABINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BASAL METABOLISM; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EPILEPSY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; OXIMES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030005462     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02529130     Document Type: Article

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