Identification of inosine as an endogenous modulator for the benzodiazepine binding site of the GABA(A) receptors

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 274-280

  Yarom, Mina ^a   Tang, Xiao Wen ^a   Wu, Elliott ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a   Velde, David Vander ^a   Lee, Xi Hsuan ^b   Wu, Jang Yen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Endogenous modulators; Flunitrazepam; GABA; GABA(A) receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; INOSINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 7344263458     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02255859     Document Type: Article

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