Effects of pentachlorophenol, pentylenetetrazol and carnitine on mitochondria

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-322

  Yu, Zhengping ^a   Iryo, Yoshihisa ^a   Matsuoka, Masato ^a   Igisu, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsive; Carnitine; Pentachlorophenol; Pentylenetetrazol; Seizure

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; OXYGEN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PENTETRAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032440153     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.20.315     Document Type: Article

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