Picolinic acid and indole-2-carboxylic acid: Two types of glycinergic compounds modulate motor function differentially

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 555-560

  Tonohiro, Toshiyuki ^a   Kaneko, Tsugio ^a   Tanabe, Mitsuo ^a   Iwata, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; Glycine; Indole 2 carboxylic acid; Muscle relaxant activity; Picolinic acid; Picolinic acid methylester; Spinal reflex potential

Indexed keywords

2 INDOLECARBOXYLIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; PENTETRAZOLE; PICOLINIC ACID; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SPINE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; FEMALE; GLYCINE AGENTS; INDOLES; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PICOLINIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SEIZURES; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0030954130     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00289-3     Document Type: Article

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