Differences in enhancing effects of zolpidem and benzodiazepine drugs on recurrent inhibition in rat hippocampal slices

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 394-398

  Higashima, Masato ^a   Kinoshita, Hiroya ^a   Yamaguchi, Nariyoshi ^a   Koshino, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; GABA; Hippocampus; Hypnotic; Recurrent inhibition; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECURRENT INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA;

EID: 0030792313     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050308     Document Type: Article

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