Gamma-hydroxybutyrate reduces GABAA-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in the CA1 region of hippocampus

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 960-969

  Cammalleri, Maurizio ^a   Brancucci, Alfredo ^a   Berton, Fulvia ^a   Loche, Antonella ^d   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^b   Francesconi, Walter ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

GABAB receptors antagonist; Gamma hydroxybutyrate; Hippocampal slices; Intracellular recordings; NCS 382

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 6,7,8,9 TETRAHYDRO 5H BENZOCYCLOHEPTEN 5 OL 4 YLIDINE ACID; CALCIUM ION; NCS 382; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SODIUM OXYBATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036900188     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(02)00378-0     Document Type: Article

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