GABA-transaminase antisense oligodeoxynucleotide modulates cocaine- and pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-263

  Abel, Marc S ^a   Kohli, Neelu ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide; Cocaine; GABA; GABA Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide; GABA Transaminase; GABA Transaminase; Pentylenetetrazol; Seizure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; COCAINE; PENTETRAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

EID: 0033498537     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020737125843     Document Type: Article

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