Clozapine and several other antipsychotic/antidepressant drugs preferentially block the same 'core' fraction of GABA(A) receptors

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1283-1290

  Squires, Richard F ^a   Saederup, Else ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; Clozapine; GABA receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMOXAPINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BATHOPHENANTHROLINE DISULFONIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; CHLORPROTHIXENE; CLOMACRAN; CLOPIPAZAN; CLOTIAPINE; CLOZAPINE; DIBENZEPIN; FLUOTRACEN; ISOCARBOXAZID; LOXAPINE; METIAPINE; METRALINDOLE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PITRAZEPINE; STRYCHNINE; SULFORIDAZINE; SULFUR 35; TERT BUTYLBICYCLOPHOSPHOROTHIOATE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIOPROPERAZINE; TIOTIXENE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZIMELDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FOREBRAIN; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 0031761726     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020796200769     Document Type: Article

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