Convulsant action of D,L-homocysteic acid and its stereoisomers in immature rats

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 767-776

  Mareš, Pavel ^a   Folbergrova J ^a   Langmeier, M ^b   Haugvicova R ^a   Kubova H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Behavioral manifestations; Electrocorticogram recording; Homocysteic acid stereoisomers; Immature rats; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CONVULSANT AGENT; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; IMMATURITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOISOMERISM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMOCYSTEINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; NEURONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SEIZURES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0030743508     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01463.x     Document Type: Article

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