Formation of free hydroxyl radicals after pentylenetetrazol-induced seizure and kindling

Brain Research

Volumn 847, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-351

  Rauca, Christine ^a   Zerbe, Renate ^a   Jantze, Hannelore ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free hydroxyl radical; Kindling; Pentylenetetrazol (PTZ); Salicylate trapping; Seizure

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GENTISIC ACID; HYDROXYL GROUP; PENTETRAZOLE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL DEATH; CELL LOSS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONVULSANTS; GENTISATES; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032723978     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02084-3     Document Type: Article

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