Kindled seizures activate both branches of the autonomic nervous system

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 169-176

  Goodman, Jeffrey H ^a,b   Homan, Richard W ^a,b   Crawford, Isaac L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Bradycardia; Epilepsy; Kindling; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATROPINE; OXIDOPAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRADYCARDIA; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEIZURE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; OXIDOPAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; TIMOLOL; TYRAMINE;

EID: 0032916582     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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