Antagonistic action of pitrazepin on human and rat GABA(A) receptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-64

  Demuro, Angelo ^a   Martinez Torres, Ataulfo ^a   Francesconi, Walter ^b   Miledi, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dipto Fisiol e Biochim G Moruzzi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Bicuculline; Central nervous system; GABA(A) receptors; Pitrazepin; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLUMAZENIL; MESSENGER RNA; PITRAZEPIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIBENZAZEPINES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PLASMIDS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZINC;

EID: 0032928307     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702504     Document Type: Article

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