Further studies on anti- and proconvulsant effects of inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase in rodents

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-25

  Alexander, Corinne B ^a   Ellmore, Timothy M ^b   Kokate, Tushar G ^a   Kirkby, R Duncan ^a  

^a Sect Clin and Exp Neuropsychol   (United States)

^b Sensor Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptor; N( ) nitro L arginine methyl ester; N(G) nitro L arginine; NMDA (N methyl D aspartate); Ontogeny; Seizure; Strain difference

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENANTIOMER; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MYOCLONUS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TONIC SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CONVULSANTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032567974     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01551-3     Document Type: Article

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