In vitro inhibition of pentylenetetrazole and bicuculline-induced epileptiform activity in rat hippocampal pyramidal neurons by aqueous fraction isolated from Delphinium denudatum

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 333, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-106

  Raza, Mohsin ^a,b   Shaheen, Farzana ^b   Choudhary, M I ^b   Rahman, Atta Ur ^b   Sombati, Sompong ^a   DeLorenzo, R J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Delphinium denudatum; Epileptiform activity; Hippocampus; Pyramidal neuron; Whole cell current clamp

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CLAMP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHINIUM DENUDATUM; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; CELLS, CULTURED; DELPHINIUM; EPILEPSY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037159572     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)01027-3     Document Type: Article

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