A Solvent Used for Antiepileptic Drugs Increases Serum and Brain Zonisamide Concentrations in Seizure-Susceptible EL Mice

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 357-362

  Nagatomo, Itsugi ^a   Akasaki, Yasuaki ^a   Hashiguchi, Wataru ^a   Tominaga, Masataka ^a   Uchida, Masahiro ^a   Takigawa, Morikuni ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsive effect; Antiepileptic drug; Brain concentration; Propylene glycol; Serum concentration; Solvents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041288680     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0224     Document Type: Article

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