“SummaryHandling-induced convulsions in the quaking mouse can be blocked by: phenobarbital, pentobarbital or phenytoin; postsynaptic alpha-adrenoceptor … blockers (yohimbine, mianserine); catecholamine liberating agent (amphetamine); noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (cocaine, imipramine, desipramine).Moreover, the protective effect of yohimbine …, prazosin or alpha-methylparatyrosine, and the protective … but not by alpha-methyltyrosine.”