Comparison of the autoradiographic binding distribution of [3H]-gabapentin with excitatory amino acid receptor and amino acid uptake site distributions in rat brain

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 457-465

  Thurlow, Richard J ^a,b   Hill, David R ^a,c   Woodruff, G N ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; D aspartate; Gabapentin; L leucine; Large neutral amino acid uptake site distribution; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GABAPENTIN; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; QUINOLINIC ACID; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG UPTAKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030014776     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15425.x     Document Type: Article

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