Catalase and α-tocopherol attenuate blood-brain barrier breakdown in pentylenetetrazole-induced epileptic seizures in acute hyperglycaemic rats

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-133

  Kalayci, Rivaze ^a   Kaya, Mehmet ^a   Kucuk, Mutlu ^a   Cimen, Vedat ^a   Arican, Nadir ^a   Gurses, Candan ^a   Elmas, Imdat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Catalase; Evans Blue dye; Hyperglycaemia; Seizure; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATALASE; GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXTRAVASATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0036447108     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.2001.0915     Document Type: Article

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