Anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of ginsenosides in rats

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 244-256

  Lian, Xiao Yuan ^a   Zhang, Zhizhen ^b   Stringer, Janet L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ginsenosides; Kainic acid; Pentylenetrazole; Pilocarpine

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 3; GINSENOSIDE RD; KAINIC ACID; PENTETRAZOLE; PILOCARPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CONVULSANTS; GINSENOSIDES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 33746876397     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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