Mechanism of action of acamprosate. Part I. Characterization of spermidine-sensitive acamprosate binding site in rat brain

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 802-809

  Naassila, Mickaël ^a   Hammoumi, Saloua ^a   Legrand, Elisabeth ^b   Durbin, Philippe ^c   Daoust, Martine ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c Lipha   (France)

Author keywords

Acamprosate; Acamprosate binding site (ABS); Craving; NMDA receptor complex; Spermidine

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ARCAINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SPERMIDINE;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM CURRENT; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031868767     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03871.x     Document Type: Article

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