Acute effects of zopiclone on blood glucose level and serum lipids in hyperlipidemic rats. Interactions with PK 11195 and flumazenil

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Horák, József ^a,c   Cuparencu, B ^a   Horák, Aliz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA   (Romania)

^b THE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE PROF DR ION CHIRICUTA   (Romania)

^c NONE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine receptors; Glucose; Hyperlipidemic rats; Lipids; Zopiclone

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; FENOFIBRATE; FLUMAZENIL; GLUCOSE; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TYLOXAPOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISOQUINOLINES; LIPIDS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PIPERAZINES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0034492136     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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