Differential noradrenergic influence on seizure expression in genetically Fast and Slow kindling rat strains during massed trial stimulation of the amygdala

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 321-332

  Shin, Rick S ^a   McIntyre, Dan C ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Guanfacine; Idazoxan; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; GUANFACINE; IDAZOXAN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AFTERDISCHARGE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; KINDLING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEIZURE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUANFACINE; IDAZOXAN; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; REACTION TIME; SEIZURES;

EID: 33846326175     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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