Influence of adenosine agonists and antiepileptic drugs on theophylline- induced seizures in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 491-497

  Gupta, Y K ^a   Malhotra, Jatinder ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Carbamazepine; Diazepam; N6 cyclopentyladenosine (CPA); Phenobarbitone; Seizures; Sodium valproate; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; THEOPHYLLINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P1; SEIZURES; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 0031766752     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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