Inhibitory effects of corymine, an alkaloidal component from the leaves of Hunteria zeylanica, on glycine receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 332, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-326

  Leewanich, Pathama ^a   Tohda, Michihisa ^a   Matsumoto, Kinzo ^a   Subhadhirasakul, Sanan ^b   Takayama, Hiromitsu ^c   Aimi, Norio ^c   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University   (Japan)

^b Fac Sci   (Thailand)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corymine; GABA(A) receptors; Glycine receptors; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALKALOID; CORYMINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN; CONVULSANTS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIDAZOLAM; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; TREES; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030768290     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01097-2     Document Type: Article

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