Effect of fluoxetine on maximal electroshock seizures in mice: Acute vs chronic administration

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 451-454

  Raju, S S ^a   Noor, A R ^a   Gurthu, S ^a   Giriyappanavar, C R ^a   Acharya, S B ^a   Low, H C ^b   Quah, S H ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CC50; Chronic administration; ED50 of phenytoin; Fluoxetine; Maximal electroshock seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FLUOXETINE; PHENYTOIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

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

EID: 0033001834     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1999.0466     Document Type: Article

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