| Literature DB >> 9503266 |
J Liepert1, P Schwenkreis, M Tegenthoff, J P Malin.
Abstract
The effect of the glutamate antagonist riluzole on excitatory and inhibitory phenomena in the human motor system was studied by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and peripheral electrical nerve stimulation. The motor threshold, the intracortical inhibition and intracortical facilitation as assessed by paired TMS, the cortical and peripheral silent periods, F wave amplitudes and F wave latencies were measured. Riluzole suppressed the intracortical facilitation whereas other parameters remained unchanged, indicating that the neurotransmitter glutamate is mainly involved in facilitatory mechanisms in the motor system.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9503266 DOI: 10.1007/BF01294721
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575