Chlormethiazole anticonvulsive efficacy diminished by N-methyl-D- aspartate but not kainate in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 345, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-260

  Pilip, Slawomir ^a   Urbanska, Ewa M ^a,b   Czuczwar, Stanislaw J ^a,b   Kleinrok, Zdzislaw ^a   Turski, Waldemar A ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

(Mouse); Anticonvulsant; Chlormethiazole; Kainate; NMDA (N methyl D aspartate); Seizure

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; CLOMETHIAZOLE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; ELECTROSHOCK; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032568254     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00128-9     Document Type: Article

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