Cataleptic effects of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and baclofen in mice: mediation by GABAB receptors, but differential enhancement by N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists
- 30 April 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 199 (2) , 191-198
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-008-1160-5
Abstract
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analog that is used to treat narcolepsy but that is also abused. GHB has many actions in common with the GABAB receptor agonist baclofen, but their underlying GABAB receptor mechanisms may be different.Keywords
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