Fear is an adaptive component of the acute “stress” response to potentially-dangerous
(external and internal) stimuli which threaten to perturb homeostasis. However, when …

Cys-loop receptors mediate rapid transmission throughout the nervous system by converting
a chemical signal into an electric one. They are pentameric proteins with an extracellular …

The effect of fluoxetine (Prozac) on 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3)-mediated currents in NCB-
20 neuroblastoma cells was examined using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique …

Lamotrigine is an antiepileptic drug widely used to treat epileptic seizures. Using whole-cell
voltage clamp recordings in combination with a fast drug application approach, we …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials Human fibroblasts were obtained from the American
Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA). 5HI and Dulbecco's modified Eagle's …

The pharmacological action of riluzole, a drug that has been approved as a neuroprotective
agent for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, has not yet been established. We …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials NCB-20 neuroblastoma cells were kindly provided
by Dr. Lovinger (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, USA) …

Physiological Mini-Reviews is a scientific journal, publishing brief reviews on" hot" topics in
Physiology. The scope is quite broad, going from" Molecular Physiology" to" Integrated …