Electrophysiological, neurochemical and regional effects of levetiracetam in the rat pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-100

  Klitgaard, Henrik ^a   Matagne, Alain ^a   Grimee, Renee ^a   Vanneste Goemaere, Jocelyne ^a   Margineanu, Doru Georg ^a  

^a UCB PHARMA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Levetiracetam; Pilocarpine; Rat; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PILOCARPINE; SCOPOLAMINE METHYL BROMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; URETHAN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0037333323     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059131102001930     Document Type: Article

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