Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: Is methylphenidate a 5-ht2b agonist like fenfluram » Paulbwell

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 27, 2007, at 8:18:52

In reply to Re: Is methylphenidate a 5-ht2b agonist like fenfluram » linkadge, posted by Paulbwell on May 26, 2007, at 23:02:27

> "Although binding affinity was not demonstrable at the serotonin (5-HT) transporter site (SERT), novel findings of the study included affinity for the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2B receptor sites for both d- and l-MPH"
>
> This seems to contradict itself,:
>
> -No affinity for 5-ht sites, then
> 2-Affinity for 5-ht1a, 5ht2b sites.

No affinity for the serotonin transporter (reuptake), but affinity at two specific receptor sites. Unfortunately, they could not discriminate in this assay just what effect the receptor binding had, i.e. agonism or antagonism or in between.

Lar

 

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:Larry Hoover thread:759684
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20070524/msgs/759755.html