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Interactions Between the Benzodiazepines, Methylxanthines and Adenosine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

J.W. Phillis  and
P.H. Wu
J.W. Phillis*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
P.H. Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
*
Department of Physiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 0W0
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Experimental evidence is cited in support of the proposal that benzodiazepines exert their anxiolytic effects by inhibiting the uptake of adenosine by central neurons and glia.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1980 , pp. 247 - 249
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1980

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