Nasal midazolam as a novel anticonvulsive treatment against organophosphate-induced seizure activity in the guinea pig

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Gilat, E ^a   Goldman, M ^b   Lahat, E ^b   Levy, A ^a   Rabinovitz, I ^a   Cohen, G ^a   Brandeis, R ^a   Amitai, G ^a   Alkalai, D ^a   Eshel, G ^b  

^a ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

EEG; Intranasal; Midazolam; Organophosphate; Seizures

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MIDAZOLAM; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SARIN; TRIMEDOXIME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPTIC STATE; GUINEA PIG; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTOXICATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TIME;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 12444338483     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0425-8     Document Type: Article

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