Bilobalide, a constituent of Ginkgo biloba L., potentiates drug- metabolizing enzyme activities in mice: Possible mechanism for anticonvulsant activity against 4-O-methylpyridoxine-induced convulsions

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-56

  Sasaki, Keiko ^a   Wada, Keiji ^a   Hatta, Shinichi ^b   Ohshika, Hideyo ^b   Haga, Masanobu ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILOBALIDE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; O DEMETHYLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CYCLOPENTANES; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INDUCTION; FURANS; GINKGOLIDES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PYRIDOXINE; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030926882     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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