Natural endogenous ligands for benzodiazepine receptors in hepatic encephalopathy

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-93

  Baraldi, M ^a   Avallone, R ^a   Corsi, L ^a   Venturini, I ^a   Baraldi, C ^a   Zeneroli, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia; GABAA receptor; Hepatic encephalopathy; Natural benzodiazepines

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE; DIAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; FLUMAZENIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HYPOXANTHINE; INOSINE; LIGAND; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; NATURAL BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINAMIDE; NORDAZEPAM; PROTOPORPHYRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERATRIDINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIGESTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIGAND BINDING; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MATRICARIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PANIC; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVIEW; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BACTERIA; BRAIN; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; FOOD, FORMULATED; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIGANDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 60449112154     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-008-9111-8     Document Type: Review

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