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Abstract
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1. The specific binding of [3H]desipramine to membranes from rat brain cortex is biphasic and the Scatchard analysis of data shows two distinct components: the high affinity component, with a dissociation constant (KD) of 4.5 nM and the low affinity component (KD = 80 nM).
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2. Different order of potency in displacing the high affinity [3H]desipramine and [3H]imipramine binding was shown by various compounds tested. Nortriptyline and nisoxetine were the most potent displacers of [3H]desipramine specific binding while chlorimipramine and fluoxetine showed highest potency in competing for [3H]imipramine binding sites.
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3. Significant correlation was found between the ability of various drugs to inhibit [3H]desipramine binding and their potency to block the neuronal uptake of noradrenaline in brain.
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4. The results suggest that the high affinity binding of [3H]desipramine is distinct from that of [3H]imipramine and is most likely associated with sites involved in neuronal uptake of noradrenaline.