Proconvulsant effects of central and peripheral administration of L-NAME on penicillin-induced epilepsy in rats

Neuroscience Research Communications

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-114

  Bairici, Faruk ^a   Marangoz, Cafer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epileptiform activity; L NAME; Nitric oxide; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0035021605     PISSN: 08936609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nrc.1010     Document Type: Article

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