Gamma-aminobutyric acid and mefloquine-induced seizures in mice

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 917-921

  Amabeoku, George J ^a   Farmer, Celeste C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GABAergic mechanism; Mefloquine; Mice; Phenytoin; Tonic seizures

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; DIAMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DIAZEPAM; MEFLOQUINE; MUSCIMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE;

ACETANILIDES; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; MICE; SEIZURES;

EID: 23144436462     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.04.030     Document Type: Article

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