Lamotrigine is an open-channel blocker of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Vallés, Ana S ^a   Garbus, Ingrid ^a   Barrantes, Francisco J ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquimicas Bahia Blanca   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Cholinergic receptor; Single channel

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TRIAZINES;

EID: 33846622317     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000246323.66438.94     Document Type: Article

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