The inhibitory activity of nutmeg essential oil on GABAA ?1?2?2s receptors.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Austria
Biography:
The inhibitory effects of nutmeg essential oil and three components of this oil at different concentrations were tested by GABA-induced chloride current (I GABA) stimulation through gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors comprising of α1β2γ2s subtype using the two-microelectrode voltage clamp technique on Xenopus laevis oocytes.
Subjects of specialization: Toxicology , Pharmacology