Seizures induced by theophylline and isoniazid in mice

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-177

  Bonner, Aleta B ^a   Peterson, Steven L ^b   Weir, Michael R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ISONIAZID; PYRIDOXINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; RIGHTING REFLEX; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; ISONIAZID; MICE; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; SEIZURES; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032920845     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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