Evaluation of Antiepileptic Activity of Aspirin in Combination with Newer Antiepileptic Lamotrigine in Mice

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 607-610

  Tandon, M ^a   Anuradha, K ^a   Pandhi, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Aspirin; Lamotrigine; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EPILEPSY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASPIRIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROSHOCK; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; SEIZURES; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0344496705     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2003.25.8.778080     Document Type: Article

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