Voltage-dependent calcium channels as targets for convulsant and anticonvulsant alkyl-substituted thiobutyrolactones

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 280, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 686-694

  Gross, Robert A ^c   Covey, Douglas F ^a   Ferrendelli, James A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CONVULSANT AGENT; ETHOSUXIMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; PICROTOXIN; THIOBUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TARGETING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONVULSANTS; ETHOSUXIMIDE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030951806     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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