Effects of certain antiepileptics on behavioral and electromyographic seizure patterns induced by maximal electroshock in mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-60

  Murakami, Aya ^a   Ishikawa, Takashi ^a   Takechi, Kenshi ^a   Ago, Jun ^a   Matsumoto, Naotaka ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonic (CL) seizure; Electromyographic (EMG) activity; EMG seizure; Maximal electroshock; Tonic extensor (TE) seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE;

EID: 34249066738     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FP0061487     Document Type: Article

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