Synthesis and anticonvulsant properties of 2,3,3a,4-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzimidazol-1-one derivatives

Farmaco

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 821-826

  Chimirri, Alba ^a   De Sarro, Angela ^a   De Sarro, Giovambattista ^b   Gitto, Rosaria ^a   Zappalà, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

1H Pyrrolo 1,2 a benzimidazol 1 ones; Anticonvulsant agents

Indexed keywords

2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG SCREENING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; SEIZURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; PYRROLIDINONES; SEIZURES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035513109     PISSN: 0014827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-827X(01)01147-8     Document Type: Article

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