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Abstract
Gabapentin, a drug useful in several neurological and psychiatric disorders, decreased K(+) (15 mM)-induced [Ca(2+)](i) increase in Fura-PE3-loaded rat neocortical synaptosomes (IC(50)=9.7 microM; submaximal inhibition of 28.6%). This effect may indicate a selective modulation of presynaptic Ca(2+) influx in response to depolarizing (pathological) conditions causing excessive neurotransmitter release.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10967310 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02610-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252