Epileptogenic activity induced by histamine H1 antagonists in amygdala-kindled rats

Brain Research

Volumn 991, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 258-261

  Fujii, Yoko ^a   Tanaka, Takehiro ^a   Harada, Chie ^a   Hirai, Tadashi ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amygdala kindled rat; Diphenhydramine; Epileptogenic activity; Ketotifen; Pyrilamine

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KETOTIFEN; LORATADINE; MEPYRAMINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; INJECTION; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0142027094     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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