The GABAA receptor mediates the hypnotic activity of melatonin in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 573-578

  Wang, Fang ^a   Li, Jingcai ^a   Wu, Chunfu ^a   Yang, Jingyu ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Zhao, Qian ^a  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bicuculline methiodide; Flumazenil; GABAA receptor; Melatonin; Picrotoxin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MELATONIN; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING SITE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP TIME; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0037305896     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(02)01045-6     Document Type: Article

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