The effects of anticonvulsant drugs on long-term potentiation (LTP) in the rat hippocampus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-42

  Lee, Gladys Yi Ping ^a   Brown, Laurie M ^b   Teyler, Timothy J ^a  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant drugs; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Phenobarbital; phenytoin; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANUS;

EID: 0030061039     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(95)02041-1     Document Type: Article

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