MK-801 augments pilocarpine-induced electrographic seizure but protects against brain damage in rats

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-344

  Lee, Maan Gee ^a   Chou, Jae Young ^a   Lee, Kyu Hee ^a   Choi, Byung Ju ^b   Kim, Soon Kyung ^a   Kim, Choong Young ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EEG; MK 801 (dizocilpine); NMDA; pentobarbital; pilocarpine induced seizure; scopolamine

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL; PILOCARPINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; MALE; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

EID: 0030972966     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(97)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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