Inhibition of γ-aminobutyric acid uptake by bicuculline analogues

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-86

  Kardos, Julianna ^a   Kovács, Ilona ^a   Blandl, Tamás ^a   Cash, Derek J ^b   Simon Trompler, Edit ^a   Luyen, Nguyen D ^a   Dörnyei, Gábor ^a   Simonyi, Miklós ^a   Blaskó, Gábor ^c   Szántay, Csaba ^a  

^a CTRL RES INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c EGIS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Hungary)

Author keywords

14C GABA ( 14C aminobutyric acid); Bicuculline analogue, enantiomer; Cortex; Rat; Uptake, quench flow

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ENANTIOMER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; RATS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0343035691     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01267-3     Document Type: Article

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