The effect of α-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone on bioenergetic state in substantia nigra following flurothyl-induced status epilepticus in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-124

  Folbergrová, Jaraslova ^b   He, Qing Ping ^a   Li, Ping An ^a   Smith, Maj Lis ^c   Siesjö, Bo K ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioenergetic state; Flurothyl; Free radical scavenger; Seizure; Status epilepticus; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FLUROTHYL; FREE RADICAL; N TERT BUTYL ALPHA PHENYLNITRONE;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLUROTHYL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MALE; NITROGEN OXIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIN LABELS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0033532245     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00279-7     Document Type: Article

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