Influence of isradipine, niguldipine and dantrolene on the anticonvulsive action of conventional antiepileptics in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-51

  Borowicz, Kinga K ^a   Gasior, Maciej ^a   Kleinrok, Zdzisław ^a   Czuczwar, Stanisław J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic; Dantrolene; Dihydropyridine; Electroshock, maximal; Seizure

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DANTROLENE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ISRADIPINE; NIGULDIPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DANTROLENE; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSHOCK; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; ISRADIPINE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0030946425     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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