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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of valproate (30-500 mg/kg), alone and in combination with picrotoxin (1.5 mg/kg) or RO 15-1788 (10 mg/kg) were studied in two experiments on hyponeophagia in rats. Valproate reduced eating latency and increased eating time and amount eaten of novel food, except at 500 mg/kg which reduced feeding. Picrotoxin induced generally opposite actions alone and shifted valproate dose/response curves to the right. RO 15-1788 had no detectable intrinsic action, but prevented both the behavioural facilitation and inhibition produced by valproate. These findings are discussed in the context of the GABA hypothesis of benzodiazepine action, with the conclusions that they provide behavioural support for the hypothesis of a receptor complex with GABA and benzodiazepine binding sites, and that an optimal and submaximal level of activity at the benzodiazepine site is a necessary condition for anxiolytic actions of valproate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-3158
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
313-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of valproate on hyponeophagia in rats: competitive antagonism with picrotoxin and non-competitive antagonism with RO 15-1788.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article