Clozapine and olanzapine treatment decreases rat cortical and limbic GABA(A) receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 349, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages

  Farnbach Pralong, Danièle ^a   Bradbury, Robyn ^a   Copolov, David ^a   Dean, Brian ^a  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic; GABA ( aminobutyric acid); Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 0032557590     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00285-4     Document Type: Article

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