Involvement of taurine in penicillin-induced epilepsy and anti-convulsion of acupuncture: A preliminary report

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Li, Qing ^a,c   Guo, Jing Chun ^a,d   Jin, Hong Bing ^d   Cheng, Jie Shi ^a,b,d   Yang, Ru ^a,d  

^a Department of Neurobiology ^*  (China)

^b Institute of Acupuncture Research   (China)

^c NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Epilepsy; Taurine; Taurine transporter

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; TAURINE; TAURINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24144436166     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012905815901325     Document Type: Article

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