Diazepam prophylaxis for bicuculline-induced seizures: A rat dose-response model

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-68

  Anschel, David J ^a   Ortega, Erik ^a   Fisher, Robert S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Bicuculline; Diazepam; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Rat; Seizure

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 1642472742     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.10.082     Document Type: Article

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