Behavioral and electroencephalographic analysis of seizures induced by intra-hippocampal injection of granulitoxin, a neurotoxic peptide from the sea anemone Bunodosoma granulifera

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 797-801

  Santana, A N C ^a   Trindade Filho, E M ^b   Cunha, R B ^c   Sousa, M V ^c   Cavalheiro, E A ^b   Carvalho, K M ^a,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d CCS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bunodosoma granulifera; Electroencephalographic assay; Granulitoxin; Sea anemones; Seizure; Toxic peptides

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; BUNODOSOMA GRANULIFERA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

COELENTERATE VENOM; NEUROTOXIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEA ANEMONE; SEIZURE; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEUROTOXINS; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEA ANEMONES; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035379790     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000600016     Document Type: Article

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