GlycineB antagonists as potential therapeutic agents Previous hopes and present reality

Amino Acids

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 235-239

  Danysz, W ^a   Parsons, C G ^a   Karcz Kubicha, M ^a   Schwaier, A ^a   Popik, P ^b   Wedzony, K ^b   Lazarewicz, J ^c   Quack, G ^a  

^a MERZ PHARMACEUTICALS GMBH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

^c MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Glutamate; L 701,324; MRZ 2 570; MRZ 2 576; NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; 7 CHLORO 4 HYDROXY 3 (3 PHENOXYPHENYL) 2 QUINOLONE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MRZ 2 570; MRZ 2 576; MRZ 2571; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; RAT; REVIEW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ATAXIA; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; MORPHINE ADDICTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA;

EID: 0031593885     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01345268     Document Type: Article

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