Necrosis of the substantia nigra, pars reticulate, in flurothyl-induced status epilepticus is ameliorated by the spin trap α phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 917-922

  He, Qing Ping ^a   Smith, Maj Lis ^a   Li, Ping An ^a   Siesjö, Bo K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flurothyl; Free radical scavenger; Histopathology; Status epilepticus; Substantia nigra damage

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; N TERT BUTYL ALPHA PHENYLNITRONE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC STATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; MALE; NECROSIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPIN LABELS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THIOUREA;

EID: 0031038035     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(96)00478-9     Document Type: Article

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