A comparison of calcium antagonists and diazepam in reducing ethanol withdrawal tremors
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 99 (3) , 386-388
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00445563
Abstract
The calcium antagonists nimodipine and dantrolene were compared with diazepam in an animal model of tolerance and physical dependence upon ethanol. Nimodipine and dantrolene were both effective in suppressing withdrawal tremors but diazepam was clearly superior to both agents. These results suggest that the ethanol with-drawal syndrome is only partially mediated by increased calcium flux.Keywords
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