Penicillin-induced epilepsy model in rats: Dose-dependant effect on hippocampal volume and neuron number

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 172-177

  Akdogan, Ilgaz ^a   Adiguzel, Esat ^a   Yilmaz, Ismail ^a   Ozdemir, M Bulent ^a   Sahiner, Melike ^a   Tufan, A Cevik ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Experimental epilepsy; Hippocampus; Neuron number; Penicillin; Rat; Volume

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; PENICILLIN G; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 54549118031     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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