Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of some 1,2,3,3α-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-b]-benzothiazol-, -thiazol- or -oxazol-1-ones in rodents

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 834-840

  Trapani, Giuseppe ^a,c   Franco, Massimo ^a   Latrofa, Andrea ^a   Carotti, Angelo ^a   Cellamare, Saverio ^a   Serra, Mariangela ^b   Ghiani, Cristina A ^b   Tuligi, Graziella ^b   Biggio, Giovanni ^b   Liso, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; ISONIAZID; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PHENOBARBITAL; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 10144253758     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb03984.x     Document Type: Article

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