Involvement of a GABAergic mechanism in the anticonvulsant effect of pentobarbital against maximal electroshock-induced seizures in rats

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 141-146

  Rastogi, S K ^a   Ticku, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonists antagonists; Anticonvulsants; Benzodiazepines; GABA receptor complex; Maximal electroshock seizures; Modulators; Pentobarbital

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; PROGABIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK; FATALITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SLEEP TIME; THERAPY;

ANIMAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINONES; BICUCULLINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSHOCK; ETHANOL; FLUMAZENIL; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; PENTOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEIZURES; SLEEP; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021988704     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(85)90497-6     Document Type: Article

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