Flumazenil prevents diazepam-elicited anticonvulsant action and concomitant attenuation of glutamate overflow

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 407, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 139-144

  Khan, Ghous M ^a   Smolders, Ilse ^a   Ebinger, Guy ^a   Michotte, Yvette ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Flumazenil; Glutamate; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; CONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEIZURES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034721998     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00720-2     Document Type: Article

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