The effects of a novel histamine-3 receptor inverse agonist on essential tremor in comparison to stable levels of alcohol

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 292-302

  Zoethout, R W M ^a   Iannone, R ^b   Bloem, B R ^c   Palcza, J ^b   Murphy, G ^b   Chodakewitz, J ^b   Buntinx, A ^b   Gottesdiener, K ^b   Marsilio, S ^b   Rosen, L ^b   Van Dyck, K ^b   Louis, E D ^d   Cohen, A F ^a   Schoemaker, R C ^a   Tokita, S ^b   Sato, N ^b   Koblan, K S ^b   Hargreaves, R H ^b   Renger, J J ^b   Van Gerven, J M A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR HUMAN DRUG RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; clamp; essential tremor; histamine; inverse agonist

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR AGONIST; MK 0249; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUNKENNESS; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; SWEATING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATTENTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, HISTAMINE H3;

EID: 84856420860     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881111398685     Document Type: Article

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