Effect of systemically administered nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside on picrotoxin-induced convulsions in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-100

  Rajasekaran, K ^a   Leema Reddy, P ^a   Paul, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Nitric oxide; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035152005     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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