Purinergic mechanisms in epilepsy

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 85-108

  Dragunow, M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROADENOSINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOHEXYLADENOSINE; PHENYLISOPROPYLADENOSINE; PURINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; EPILEPSY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

ADENOSINE; ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023902706     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-0082(88)90028-7     Document Type: Review

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