SR 141716A acts as an inverse agonist to increase neuronal voltage- dependent Ca2+ currents by reversal of tonic CB1 cannabinoid receptor activity

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1064-1072

  Pan, Xianghua ^a,b   Ikeda, Stephen R ^a,c   Lewis, Deborah L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GUTHRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; ANANDAMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CANNABIS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0032407482     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.54.6.1064     Document Type: Article

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