Individual and combined effects of N6-cyclopentyladenosine, flunarizine and diazepam on aminophylline-induced recurrent generalized seizures in mice

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 559-564

  Jaishree, Juliet ^a   Kumaresan, Subramanyam ^a   Sudha, Suresh ^a   David, Joy ^a   Kulkarni, Chanda ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Diazepam; Flunarizine; Mice; N6 cyclopentyladenosine; Recurrent generalized seizures

Indexed keywords

6 N CYCLOPENTYLADENOSINE; ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNARIZINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONIC SEIZURE;

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUNARIZINE; MALE; MICE; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141836753     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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