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[3H]Flunitrazepam (FNZ) binding to cortical neurons from fetal rat brain was investigated in vitro. The use of a synthetic medium specific for neurons made it possible to plot a developmental curve of3H-FNZ binding in an almost pure neuronal culture. Detectable specific binding was present in vitro at time 0 (that is, the 16th gestational day). A progressive increase of binding, due to an increment in the number of recognition sites, was observed on the subsequent days. The affinity of the specific binding sites to3H-FNZ was enhanced by the addition of exogenous GABA, whereas the density was not affected.
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Savettieri, G., Guarneri, R., Salemi, G. et al. Binding of flunitrazepam to differentiating neurons cultured in a chemically defined, hormone-supplemented medium. Neurochem Res 15, 773–776 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00968553
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