Cerebellar GABA(A) receptors and anxiolytic action of diazepam

Brain Research

Volumn 837, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 184-187

  Vekovischeva, Olga Y ^a   Haapalinna, Antti ^b   Sarviharju, Maija ^c   Honkanen, Aapo ^a   Korpi, Esa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Benzodiazepine; Cerebellum; Elevated plus maze; GABA(A) receptor subtype

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GRANULE CELL; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033533146     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01691-1     Document Type: Article

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