Scopolamine-induced convulsions in food given fasted mice: Effects of physostigmine and MK-801

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-142

  Enginar, Nurhan ^a,b   Nurten, Asiye ^b   Yamantürk, Pinar ^a,b   Koyuncuoǧlu, Hikmet ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Convulsion; Fasting; Food; Mice; MK 801; Physostigmine; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EATING; MALE; MICE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEIZURES;

EID: 0030785706     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(97)00041-7     Document Type: Article

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