Effects of Valeriana Officinalis extracts on [3H]flunitrazepam binding, synaptosomal [3H]GABA uptake, and hippocampal [3H]GABA release

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1373-1378

  Ortiz, José G ^a,c   Nieves Natal, Jennifer ^a,c   Chavez, Pedro ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus   (Puerto Rico)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Valeriana

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; FLUNITRAZEPAM; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; TRITIUM; VERATRIDINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CLONAZEPAM; GUVACINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; VALERIAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPTOSOME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID UPTAKE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTOSOMES; TRITIUM; VERATRIDINE;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; VALERIANA; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0032589593     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022576405534     Document Type: Article

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