Effects of alprazolam on the activity of rat cerebellar purkinje neurons: Evidence for mediation by norepinephrine
β Scribed by Stephen Sorensen; Dr. Robert Freedman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-4391
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β¦ Synopsis
Acute administration of alprazolam causes a dose-dependent slowing of the spontaneous discharge of cerebellar Purkinje neurons. This effect is reversed by treatment with propran-0101. There is also significantly less slowing in animals in which cerebellar neuronal circuitry has been destroyed by pretreatment with 6-hydroxydopamine. These data suggest that some of the depressant effects of alpratofam may be mediated by an interaction with norepinephrine.
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