Honokiol and magnolol selectively interact with GABAA receptor subtypes in vitro

Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-41

  Ai, Jinglu ^a,b   Wang, Xiaomei ^a   Nielsen, Mogens ^a  

^a Sct Hans Hospital   (Denmark)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

GABAA receptors; Honokiol; Magnolol; Subtype selectivity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CHINESE DRUG; HONOKIOL; MAGNOLOL; MUSCIMOL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CEREBELLUM; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CELL LINE; CEREBELLUM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GABA AGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INSECTS; LIGNANS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0034931851     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056110     Document Type: Article

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