Dose-finding study with nimodipine: A selective central nervous system calcium channel blocker on aminophylline induced seizure models in rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 495-499

  Chakrabarti, A ^a   Saini, Harsimrat Kaur ^b   Garg, S K ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Electroshock; Nimodipine; Pentylenetetrazole; Rats

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; NIMODIPINE; PENTETRAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; MALE; NIMODIPINE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032521582     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00435-8     Document Type: Article

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