Effects of cholinergic blockers on auditory brain-stem evoked potentials in rats

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 124-128

  Ashkenazi, A ^a   Freeman, S ^b   Argov, Z ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ABEP; Afferent pathways; Atropine; Cholinergic system; d Tubocurarine; Efferent pathways

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; STEREOTAXIS;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REACTION TIME; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0033120680     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00070-2     Document Type: Article

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