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C Schmidt1, S Gobaille, V Hechler, M Schmitt, J J Bourguignon, M Maitre.
Abstract
NCS-382 possesses antagonistic properties at gamma-hydroxybutyrate receptor sites. Its effect on the sedative/cataleptic behaviour observed in rats after gamma-hydroxybutyrate administration was investigated. NCS-382 diminished, in a dose-dependent manner, the sedative and/or cataleptic effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, as revealed by a variety of sensorimotor tests. These results indicate that the well-known sedative/anaesthetic effects induced by gamma-hydroxybutyrate administration are provoked via stimulation of a specific class(es) of gamma-hydroxybutyrate receptors which exist in the rat brain and which could mediate a local stimulation of opiate synthesis and release.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1773824 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(91)90896-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432