Anticonvulsant effects of 7-nitroindazole in rodents with reflex epilepsy may result from L-arginine accumulation or a reduction in nitric oxide or L-citrulline formation

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Smith, S E ^a   Man, C M ^a   Yip, P K ^a   Tang, E ^a   Chapman, A G ^a   Meldrum, B S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

7 nitroindazole; Arginine; Citrulline; Epilepsy; Nitric oxide; Seizures

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; DEXTRO ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX EPILEPSY;

EID: 0029831872     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15690.x     Document Type: Article

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