Effects of felbamate on veratridine- and K+-stimulated release of glutamate from mouse cortex

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-288

  Srinivasan, Jayashri ^a   Richens, Alan ^a   Davies, John A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5,7 Dichlorokynurenic acid; Cortical slice; Epilepsy; Felbamate; Glutamate

Indexed keywords

5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FELBAMATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; VERATRIDINE;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; POTASSIUM; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; VERATRIDINE;

EID: 0030597310     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00748-0     Document Type: Article

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