The ₂ adrenoreceptor agonist clonidine suppresses seizures, whereas the ₂ adrenoreceptor antagonist idazoxan promotes seizures: pontine microinfusion studies of amygdala-kindled kittens

Authors: Shouse M.N.¹; Langer J.; Bier M.; Farber P.R.; Alcalde O.; Moghimi R.; Richkind M.; Szymusiak R.

Source: Brain Research, Volume 731, Number 1, 26 August 1996 , pp. 203-207(5)

Publisher: Elsevier

Keywords: Norepinephrine; Clonidine; Idazoxan; Locus ceruleus; Microinfusion; Amygdala; Kindling

Language: English

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00594-X

Affiliations: 1: Sleep Disturbance Research 151A3, VAMC Sepulveda, CA 91343, USA

Links for this article

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/els/00068993/1996/00000731/00000001/art00594
http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&issn=0006-8993&volume=731&issue=1&spage=203&epage=207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(96)00594-X

The 2 adrenoreceptor agonist clonidine suppresses seizures, whereas the 2 adrenoreceptor antagonist idazoxan promotes seizures: pontine microinfusion studies of amygdala-kindled kittens