Imperatorin enhances the protective activity of conventional antiepileptic drugs against maximal electroshock-induced seizures in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 574, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 133-139

  Luszczki, Jarogniew J ^a,b   Glowniak, Kazimierz ^a   Czuczwar, Stanislaw J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Imperatorin; Maximal electroshock seizure test; Pharmacodynamic interaction; Pharmacokinetic interaction; Phenobarbital; Phenytoin; Valproate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PENTOSALEN; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROSHOCK; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSORALENS; SEIZURES;

EID: 35348821821     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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