Gabapentin inhibits presynaptic Ca2+ influx and synaptic transmission in rat hippocampus and neocortex

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 449, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-228

  Van Hooft, Johannes A ^a   Dougherty, John J ^b   Endeman, Duco ^a   Nichols, Robert A ^b   Wadman, Wytse J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gabapentin; Patch clamp; Voltage operated

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; GABAPENTIN; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037047706     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02044-7     Document Type: Article

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