Picrotoxin-induced convulsions and lysosomal function in the rat brain

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-60

  Acharya, Munjal M ^a   Khamesra, Surbhi H ^a   Kaiyare, Surendra S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Epilepsy; Lysosomal enzymes; Lysosomal function; Picrotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CATHEPSIN D; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE II; PICROTOXIN; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION; LYSOSOME; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13444298043     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893043     Document Type: Article

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