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. 1991 Jan;102(1):5–6. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1991.tb12121.x

Phosphinic acid analogues of GABA are antagonists at the GABAB receptor in the rat anococcygeus.

J M Hills 1, A J Sellers 1, J Mistry 1, M Broekman 1, W Howson 1
PMCID: PMC1917890  PMID: 1646062

Abstract

CGP 35348 (3-aminopropyl(diethoxymethyl)phosphinic acid) and 3-aminopropyl(n-hexyl)phosphinic acid (3-APHPA) were tested in the rat anococcygeus muscle against CGP 27492 (3-aminopropylphosphinic acid), a selective GABAB agonist, for their antagonist activity. Their antagonist potency was compared with that of 2-hydroxysaclofen. The pA2 values for CGP 35348, 3-APHPA and 2-hydroxysaclofen were 5.38, 4.86, 4.45 respectively in the rat anococcygeus muscle. These results confirm the previous reports of GABAB antagonist activity for these compounds and show a marginal improvement in potency over 2-hydroxysaclofen.

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