Effects of toluene on seizures induced by convulsants acting at distinct ligand-gated ion channels

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-184

  Chan, Ming Huan ^a   Lee, Chia Chi ^a   Chen, Hwei Hsien ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Nicotine; NMDA; Picrotoxin; Seizures; Strychnine; Toluene

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CONVULSANT AGENT; CORN OIL; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; LIGAND; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ION CHANNEL GATING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEIZURES; TOLUENE;

STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27744511227     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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