Effects of inhaled toluene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane on seizures and death produced by N-methyl-D-aspartic acid in mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Cruz, Silvia Lorenia ^a   Gauthereau, Marcia Yvette ^a   Camacho Muñoz, Cynthia ^a   López Rubalcava, Carolina ^a   Balster, Robert L ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Inhalant abuse; NMDA; Seizures; Toluene; Trichloroethane

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LETHALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; SEIZURES; SOLVENTS; STREET DRUGS; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHANES;

EID: 0037452846     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00323-6     Document Type: Article

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