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Abstract
The specific opiate antagonists--naloxone and naltrexone--attenuated or abolished the electrical seizure activity, behavioral abnormalities, and increased striatal dopamine content produced by gamma-butyrolactone, the prodrug of gamma-hydroxybutyrate. The effects of naloxone and naltrexone were dose-dependent. These data suggest that gamma-hydroxybutyric acid exerts its effects by action either at the opiate receptor or on enkephalinergic systems, which may be involved in petit mal epilepsy.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7191065 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.30.8.832
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910