Ethyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1H-4-imidazolecarboxylate is a novel positive modulator of GABAA receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 516, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 204-211

  Mascia, Maria Paola ^a   Asproni, Battistina ^b   Busonero, Fabio ^c   Talani, Giuseppe ^c   Maciocco, Elisabetta ^a   Pau, Amedeo ^b   Cerri, Riccardo ^b   Sanna, Enrico ^c   Biggio, Giovanni ^a,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Ethyl 2 (4 bromophenyl) 1 (2,4 dichlorophenyl) 1H 4 imidazolecarboxylate; Transmembrane domain

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALFAXALONE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETHYL 2 (4 BROMOPHENYL) 1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 1H 4 IMIDAZOLECARBOXYLATE; ETOMIDATE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT RECEPTOR; TG 41; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPNOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX; TADPOLE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; PENTOBARBITAL; PREGNANEDIONES; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; SEROTONIN; TRITIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 21544476735     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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