Anticonvulsant characteristics of pyridoxyl-γ-aminobutyrate, PL-GABA

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 954-964

  Kang, Tae Cheon ^a   Kang, Jeong Han ^a,b   Kim, Hyun Tae ^a,b   Lee, Su Jin ^a,b   Choi, Ung Kyu ^b,c   Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Kwak, Sung Eun ^a   Kim, Dae Won ^a   Choi, Soo Young ^a   Kwon, Oh Shin ^a,b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Asia University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; Epilepsy; GABA; Pyridoxal aminobutyrate amine (PL GABA); Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PYRIDOXYL GAMMA AMINOBUTYRATE AMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLONUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; GERBIL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSHOCK; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPILEPSY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GERBILLINAE; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 41949116680     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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