Influence of aminophylline on the anticonvulsive action of gabapentin in the mouse maximal electroshock seizure threshold model

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1539-1545

  Luszczki, J J ^a,b   Jankiewicz, K ^a   Jankiewicz, M ^a   Czuczwar, S J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Chimney test; Gabapentin; Maximal electroshock seizure threshold test; Pharmacodynamic interaction

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; GABAPENTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMINES; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSHOCK; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MICE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEIZURES; TIME;

EID: 36749010117     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0795-4     Document Type: Article

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