Comparison of ketanserin, buspirone and propranolol on arousal, pupil size and autonomic function in healthy volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Koudas, Vassilis ^a   Nikolaou, Alexandra ^a   Hourdaki, Eugenia ^a   Giakoumaki, Stella G ^a   Roussos, Panos ^a   Bitsios, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arousal; Critical flicker fusion frequency; Drug induced sedation; Light reflex; Pupil size; Pupillary alertness test

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUSPIRONE; KETANSERIN; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; SEDATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; KETANSERIN; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROPRANOLOL; PUPIL; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649153606     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1508-5     Document Type: Article

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