Effects of various antiepileptics on behavioral and electroencephalographic seizures induced by maximal electroshock in mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-83

  Murakami, Aya ^a   Watanabe, Yusuke ^a   Takechi, Kenshi ^a   Fujiwara, Akinori ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonic (CL) seizure; Electroencephalogram; Maximal electroshock; Tonic extensor (TE) seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; TONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 38549171232     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FP0071453     Document Type: Article

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