The involvement of α2-adrenoceptors in the anticonvulsive effect of swim stress in mice

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-93

  Pericic D ^a   Svob D ^a   Jazvinscak Jembrek M ^a   Mirkovic Kos K ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Clonidine; Idazoxan; Picrotoxin induced convulsions; Swim stress; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; NIGULDIPINE; PICROTOXIN; YOHIMBINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CONVULSANT AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SWIMMING; ANIMAL; CBA MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE; STRESS; ANIMAL MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INFUSION; LATENT PERIOD; RUNNING; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; IDAZOXAN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEIZURES; STRESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0034779804     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130100848     Document Type: Article

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