Midazolam inhibits long-term potentiation through modulation of GABAA receptors

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-357

  Evans, M Steven ^a   Viola McCabe, Kimberly E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; GABA receptor; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation (LTP); Memory; Midazolam

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 8 PHENYLTHEOPHYLLINE; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICUCULLINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GABA MODULATORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 0030011339     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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