Nipecotic acid explained
Nipecotic acid is a GABA uptake inhibitor[1] used in scientific research.[2] [3]
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Notes and References
- Book: Macdonald. R.L.. Eadie. Mervyn J.. Vajda. Frank J. E.. Antiepileptic drugs: pharmacology and therapeutics. 2012. Springer. [S.l.]. 978-3-642-64244-9. 130. First. In contrast, prolonged (1 h) exposure to gabapentin enhanced the shunting effect on CAl region excitatory postsynaptic potentials induced by the GABA uptake inhibitor, nipecotic acid, which promotes GABA release..
- Takahashi K, Miyoshi S, Kaneko A, Copenhagen DR . Actions of nipecotic acid and SKF89976A on GABA transporter in cone-driven horizontal cells dissociated from the catfish retina . Jpn. J. Physiol. . 45 . 3 . 457–73 . 1995 . 7474528 . 10.2170/jjphysiol.45.457. free .
- Wahab A, Heinemann U, Albus K . Effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists and a GABA uptake inhibitor on pharmacoresistant seizure like events in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures . Epilepsy Research . 86 . 2–3 . 113–23 . October 2009 . 19535226 . 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.05.008 . 32999271 .