Benzodiazepine inhibits hypothalamic presympathetic neurons by potentiation of GABAergic synaptic input

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 467-475

  Zahner, Matthew R ^a   Li, De Pei ^b   Pan, Hui Lin ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic system; Hypothalamus; Sympathetic nervous activity; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; MICROSPHERE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33846290630     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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