The role of brain acetylcholine in GABA(A) receptor antagonist-induced blood-pressure changes in rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 317, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 301-307

  Tellioǧlu, Tahir ^a   Akin, Serap ^a   Özkutlu, Uǧur ^a   Oktay, Şule ^a   Onat, Filiz ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Blood pressure; GABA(A) receptor; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CARBACHOL; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; MECAMYLAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0030593933     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00744-3     Document Type: Article

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