Histaminergic mechanisms in amygdaloid-kindled seizures in rats

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-194

  Kamei, Chiaki ^a   Ishizawa, Keisuke ^a   Kakinoki, Hiroshi ^a   Fukunaga, Masafumi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amygdala; H1 Antagonists; Histidine; Kindling; Metoprine

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTIDINE; METODICLOROFEN; RANITIDINE; ZOLANTIDINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HISTIDINE; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; PYRIMETHAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0031777913     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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