Pentylenetetrazol-induced kindling seizure attenuated by Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) in mice

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1504-1510

  Ilhan, Atilla ^a   Iraz, Mustafa ^b   Kamisli, Suat ^b   Yigitoglu, Ramazan ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Convulsion; Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761); Kindling; Oxidative injury; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GINKGO BILOBA; KINDLING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREMEDICATION; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CONVULSANTS; GINKGO BILOBA; HOUSING, ANIMAL; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFERENCE VALUES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 33750308983     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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