Synthesis, dopamine transporter affinity, dopamine uptake inhibition, and locomotor stimulant activity of 2-substituted 3β-phenyltropane derivatives

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 858-863

  Xu, Lifen ^a   Kelkar, Shreekrishna V ^a   Lomenzo, Stacey A ^a   Izenwasser, Sari ^b   Katz, Jonathan L ^b   Kline, Richard H ^b   Trudell, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3BETA (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2BETA TROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 3BETA PHENYLTROPANE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; DRUG CARRIER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPANE DERIVATIVE; TROPARIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BINDING AFFINITY; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE UPTAKE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPOPHILICITY; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PUTAMEN; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030896771     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm960739c     Document Type: Article

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