N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists, glutamate release inhibitors, 4-aminopyridine at neuromuscular transmission

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 485-491

  Koyuncuoǧlu, Hikmet ^a   Kara, Ihsan ^b   Günel, Mehmet A ^a   Nurten, Asiye ^b   Yamantürk, Pinar ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Clonidine; N methyl D aspartate antagonists; Neuromuscular transmission; Tizanidine

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CLONIDINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINAMIDE; GUANFACINE; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SUCCINIC ACID; TIZANIDINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 17344378695     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1998.0318     Document Type: Article

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