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Alexandria Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 1992; 6 (2): 189-192
in English
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ABSTRACT
The effect of lormetazepam and midazolam on norepinephrine, dopamine, gamma-amino-butyric acid [GABA], L-glutamic acid and their enzymes were investigated in both acute and chronic experiments. A significant decrease in the levels of norepinephrine and dopamine was observed in midazolam group in acute and chronic studies, while an insignificant change was observed with lormetazepam. Both drugs caused a significant increase in GABA and glutamic acid decarboxylase in L-glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric alpha ketoglutaric transaminase activity [GABA-T]