Toluene exposure increases aminophylline-induced seizure susceptibility in mice

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-308

  Chan, Ming Huan ^a   Chen, Hwei Hsien ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Caffeine; Mice; Seizures; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BENZALDEHYDE; CORN OIL; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EXPOSURE; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; METABOLITE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345687488     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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