Antagonism of convulsions but failure to enhance GABAA receptor function by felbamate in mice tolerant to diazepam

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Serra, Mariangela ^a,b   Cuccu, Roberta ^a   Ghiani, Cristina A ^a   Pisu, M Giuseppina ^a   Murgia, Antonella ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Department of Experimental Biology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Cross tolerance; Diazepam; Felbamate; Mouse; 35S TBPS binding

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; FELBAMATE; ISONIAZID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG CROSS TOLERANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; ISONIAZID; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MICE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030940922     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027349909655     Document Type: Article

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