Anticonvulsive effects of nimodipine on penicillin-induced epileptiform activity

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-128

  Baǧirici, Faruk ^a   Bostanci, M Ömer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcium; Electrocorticogram; Epileptiform activity; Nimodipine; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; NIMODIPINE; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NIMODIPINE; PENICILLINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33746457748     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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