Aminoglutethimide but not spironolactone enhances the anticonvulsant effect of some antiepileptics against amygdala-kindled seizures in rats

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 891-903

  Borowicz, K K ^a   Czuczwar, S J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aminoglutethimide; Amygdala kindled seizures; Clonazepam; Phenobarbital; Spironolactone; Valproate

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; AMINOPHYLLINE; BICUCULLINE; CLONAZEPAM; GLUCOCORTICOID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; SPIRONOLACTONE; STRYCHNINE; VALPROIC ACID;

AFTERDISCHARGE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CLONAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SPIRONOLACTONE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 20944451119     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-004-0238-4     Document Type: Article

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