Anticonvulsant Profile of Ondansetron in Rats

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-26

  Balakrishnan, S ^a   Bhargava, V K ^a   Pandhi, P ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine receptor; antagonist; ondansetron; maximal electroshock; seizures; passive avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040360473     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2000.0028     Document Type: Article

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