Hippocampal non-NMDA and GABA-A receptors in benzylpenicillin-induced epilepsy and electro-acupuncture antiepilepsy

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-191

  Liu, Jun ^a   Cheng, Jie Shi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bicuculline; electro acupuncture; epilepsy; GABA A receptors; hippocampus; N me thyl D aspartate receptors; quinoxalines

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; PENICILLIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0030892421     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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