Involvement of nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase activity in anticonvulsive action

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 387-394

  Jayakumar, A R ^a   Sujatha, R ^a   Paul, V ^a   Puviarasan, K ^b   Jayakumar, R ^c  

^a Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Convulsion frequency; Convulsion latency; Diazepam; L Arginine; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Picrotoxin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DIAZEPAM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SIMULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ARGININE; CONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0033104058     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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