Neuropharmacological effects of alfa-cypermethrin in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-20

  Manna, S ^a,b   Bhattacharyya, D ^a,b   Mandal, T K ^a,b   Dey, S ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^c Chittaranjan National Cancer Research Institute and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Convulsion; GABA; Hypnosis; Rotarod test

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA CYPERMETHRIN; CIPERMETHRIN; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LD 50; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX; ROTAROD TEST; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP TIME; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 13744262861     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.13849     Document Type: Article

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