Effect of different lithium priming schedule on pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in rats

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-24

  Chaudhary, G ^a   Malhotra, J ^a   Chaudhari, J D ^a   Gopinath, G ^a   Gupta, Y K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Lithium pilocarpine; Rat; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LITHIUM; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0032912177     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.1999.21.1.527014     Document Type: Article

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