Characterization of benzodiazepine receptor binding following kainic acid administration: An autoradiography study in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-214

  Rocha, Luisa ^a,b   Ondarza Rovira, Rodolfo ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b Inst Mexicano Psiq Av Mex X   (Mexico)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine receptors; GABA; Kainic acid; Status epilepticus; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KAINIC ACID; TRITIUM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REFERENCE VALUES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0033548415     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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