Effects of vigabatrin on sleep-wakefulness cycle in amygdala-kindled rats

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-131

  Raol, Y H ^a   Meti, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Kindling; Rats; Sleep; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

VIGABATRIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0033968705     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00131.x     Document Type: Article

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