Effects of clomethiazole on spreading depression in the rat hippocampal slice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 399, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-34

  Stone, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlormethiazole; Clomethiazole; Hippocampus; Hypoxia; Neuroprotection; Spreading depression

Indexed keywords

CLOMETHIAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0034733794     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00331-9     Document Type: Article

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