Anxiogenic β-carboline FG 7142 produces activation of noradrenergic neurons in specific brain regions of rats
Ida Y, Elsworth J, Roth R. Anxiogenic β-carboline FG 7142 produces activation of noradrenergic neurons in specific brain regions of rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 1991, 39: 791-793. PMID: 1784607, DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(91)90166-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain ChemistryCarbolinesClonidineFlumazenilMaleMethoxyhydroxyphenylglycolNeuronsNorepinephrineRatsRats, Inbred StrainsSympathetic Nervous SystemConceptsBrain noradrenergic activityFG 7142Specific brain regionsCerebral cortexNoradrenergic activityΒ-carboline FG 7142Brain regionsBeta-carboline FG 7142Rat brain noradrenalineBrain noradrenergic systemAntagonist Ro 15Brain noradrenalineAgonist clonidineNoradrenergic neuronsBZD receptorsMHPG levelsRo 15Sixty minNoradrenergic systemSame doseBenzodiazepine receptorsInverse agonistDihydroxyphenylglycolMajor metaboliteMetabolite levels