Further evidence of Ca2+-dependent, exocytotic-like serotonin release induced by D-fenfluramine

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 439-442

  Cinquanta, Mario ^a   Frittoli, Emanuela ^a   Mennini, Tiziana ^a   Gobbi, Marco ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calmodulin; D fenfluramine; Serotonin release

Indexed keywords

1 [N,O BIS(5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) N METHYLTYROSYL] 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCINEURIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FENFLURAMINE; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG POTENCY; EXOCYTOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SYNAPTOSOME;

EID: 0031149027     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1997.0156     Document Type: Article

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