Modulation of GABA-stimulated chloride influx by beta-carbolines in rat brain membrane vesicles.
We have shown that GABA-stimulated chloride influx into membrane vesicles from the rat cerebral cortex can be enhanced or inhibited by beta-carbolines. The beta-carbolines can produce a full spectrum of responses from maximal enhancement to maximal inhibition.
Malatynska
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Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85721.
Serra
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Ikeda
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Biggio
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Yamamura
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D000818:Animals; D002243:Carbolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002243:Carbolines; D002712:Chlorides; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid