A comparison of the ability of myo-inositol and epi-inositol to attenuate lithium-pilocarpine seizures in rats

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 829-832

  Patishi, Yardena ^a   Belmaker, Robert H ^a   Bersudsky, Yuli ^a   Kofman, Ora ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

epi inositol; L chiro inositol; Lithium; myo inositol; Pilocarpine; Seizure

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL; LITHIUM; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029887001     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00574-9     Document Type: Article

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