Scopolamine-induced convulsions in fasted mice after food intake: Effects of glucose intake, antimuscarinic activity and anticonvulsant drugs

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-299

  Enginar, Nurhan ^a,b   Nurten, Asiye ^b   Çelik, Pinar Yamantürk ^a,b   Açikmeşe, Bariş ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Antimuscarinic activity; Fasting; Food intake; Glucose intake; Scopolamine induced convulsions

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BIPERIDEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DRINKING WATER; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; GLUCOSE; LAMOTRIGINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYTOIN; SCOPOLAMINE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPERIDEN; EATING; GLUCOSE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MYOCLONUS; SCOPOLAMINE; SEIZURES;

EID: 23444454482     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.01.032     Document Type: Article

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