The effects of ethanol intake and withdrawal on penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 111-115

  Kozan, Ramazan ^a   Ayyildiz, Mustafa ^a   Yildirim, Mehmet ^a   Agar, Erdal ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; EcoG; Epileptiform activity; Ethanol; Penicillin; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONVULSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; ETHANOL; MALE; PENICILLINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 33750979582     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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