Selective effect of oleamide, an endogenous sleep-inducing lipid amide, on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1159-1162

  Wu, Chun Fu ^a   Li, Chun Li ^a   Song, Hong Rui ^a   Zhang, Hua Feng ^a   Yang, Jing Yu ^a   Wang, Yu Ling ^a  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CAFFEINE; DIAZEPAM; LIPID; OLEAMIDE; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; SEMICARBAZIDE; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; SLEEP;

ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; OLEIC ACIDS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; SEIZURES; SLEEP;

EID: 0042526006     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357021431     Document Type: Article

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