Table 6

IC50 values of NCS-382 and GHB using [3H]NCS-382 (16 nM) as a radioligand in the rat cerebral cortex and hippocampus membranes

DrugIC50 (μM)
Cerebral cortex (n)Hippocampus (n)
NCS-3821.8  ± 0.08 (7)2.3  ± 0.15 (5)
GHB25  ± 1.8 (5)23  ± 3.2 (3)

Each value is mean ± S.E.M. of number of individual experiments indicated (n), and each experiment was performed in triplicate.