Imidazenil: An antagonist of the sedative but not the anticonvulsant action of diazepam

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 425-429

  Auta, James ^a   Costa, Erminio ^a   Davis, John M ^a   Guidotti, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti bicuculline; Benzodiazepine; Flumazenil; Imidazenil; Locomotor activity; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; IMIDAZENIL;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS TOLERANCE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BICUCULLINE; CONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 23444441952     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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