Protective effects of GABAergic drugs and other anticonvulsants in lithium-pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 335-340

  George, B ^a   Kulkarni, S K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

GABA; GABAergic drugs; Lithium; Pilocarpine; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DIZOCILPINE; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; LITHIUM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PILOCARPINE; SCOPOLAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ETHANOL; GABA AGENTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0030035979     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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