Reciprocal effects of chronic diazepam and melatonin on brain melatonin and benzodiazepine binding sites

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-71

  Atsmon, J ^b   Oaknin, S ^e   Laudon, M ^c   Laschiner, S ^d   Gavish, M ^d   Dagan, Y ^a   Zisapel, N ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NEURIM PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Binding; Brain; Melatonin; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CELL RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG EFFECT; KINETICS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; PONS; RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KINETICS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MELATONIN; PONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN;

EID: 0030097268     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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