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C Belin

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[Cerebral activation during pursuit eye movements: localization by the dichotic listening test].

The level of cerebral hemispheres activation is studied here during pursuit eye movement by means of a dichotic listening test. Visual pursuit, whatever the direction, clearly activates the right hemisphere; this is probably related to the phenomenon of attention. Each hemisphere is activated by contralateral pursuit eye movement, which suggests that each hemisphere plays a role in pursuit eye movement towards that direction.

Adult↗

Electrophysiological and pharmacological characterization of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in a guinea pig heart preparation.

RO5-4864 decreased in a dose-dependent manner, from 3 X 10(-9) M to 3 X 10(-6) M, the duration of intracellular action potential and the contractility in a guinea pig preparation. Diazepam was less effective and clonazepam inactive. The effects of RO5-4864 were GABA-independent and antagonized by PK 11195 but not by the selective antagonist of the brain type benzodiazepine receptors RO15-1788. These results show the pharmacological relevance of peripheral type benzodiazepine binding sites at the cardiac level.

Action Potentials↗

[Ocular flutter: really a cerebellar sign?].

Two post-operative cases of ocular flutter with electro-oculographic recordings are reported. In both cases, the lesion was unique and restricted, suggesting that a cerebellar damage was responsible for this abnormal eye movement. In both cases, ocular flutter was directed toward the healthy side. Therefore it is suggested that flutter may result from a focal cerebellar lesion and in that case be an oriented eye movement.

Adolescent↗

Modulation of voltage-operated, but not receptor-operated, calcium channels in the rabbit aorta by PK 11195, an antagonist of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors.

We compared the effects of PK 11195, an antagonist of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors, on contractions of rabbit aorta by activation of either voltage-operated calcium channels (VOC) using BAY K 8644 (a calcium "agonist") and KCl or receptor-operated channels (ROC) using phenylephrine and B-HT 920, (alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist, respectively). In partially depolarized muscle strips, BAY K 8644 induced contractions that were noncompetitively inhibited by PK 11195 (pD'2 = 5.6 +/- 0.15). The effect of this calcium agonist was also antagonized by nitrendipine (competitively) and by yohimbine (noncompetitively), while prazosin was inactive. Contractions induced by KCl were inhibited by nitrendipine and, weakly, by PK 11195. Contractions induced by phenylephrine and B-HT 920 were inhibited competitively by prazosin and yohimbine and noncompetitively by nitrendipine, while PK 11195 was ineffective. It is concluded that PK 11195 behaves as an antagonist of VOC activated by BAY K 8644 and to a lesser extent by KCl depolarization but not of ROC coupled to alpha 1- and alpha 2-receptors.

3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethy↗