Cocaine: Evidence for NMDA-, β-carboline- and dopaminergic-mediated seizures in mice

Brain Research

Volumn 797, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-350

  Ushijima, Itsuko ^a   Kobayashi, Takayoshi ^a   Suetsugi, Masatomo ^a   Watanabe, Katsumi ^a   Yamada, Michio ^a   Yamaguchi, Kazuhito ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

carboline system; Cocaine; Dopamine D1 and D2 receptors; NMDA Ca ionophore complex; Seizures

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; BETA CARBOLINE; BROMOCRIPTINE; COCAINE; DIZOCILPINE; HALOPERIDOL; ION CHANNEL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REINFORCEMENT; SEIZURE;

2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CARBOLINES; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0032578044     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00434-X     Document Type: Article

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