Furosemide potentiates the anticonvulsant action of valproate in the mouse maximal electroshock seizure model

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-72

  Luszczki, Jarogniew J ^a,b   Sawicka, Katarzyna M ^a   Kozinska, Justyna ^a   Borowicz, Kinga K ^a   Czuczwar, Stanislaw J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Drug interactions; Furosemide; Maximal electroshock seizure test; Pharmacodynamic interactions; Pharmacokinetic interactions

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; FUROSEMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROSHOCK; FUROSEMIDE; MALE; MICE; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 34547789349     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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