The alkaloid 6-benzoylheteratisine inhibits voltage-gated Na+ channels in rat brain synaptosomes

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1139-1146

  Gutser, Ulrike T ^a   Gleitz, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

6 Benzoylheteratisine; Aconitine; Local anaesthetic; Na+ channel; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ALKALOID; GLUTAMIC ACID; OUABAIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; VERATRIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SYNAPTOSOME;

ACONITINE; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; OUABAIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYNAPTOSOMES; VERATRIDINE;

EID: 0032431948     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(98)00114-2     Document Type: Article

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