Agmatine enhances the anticonvulsant action of phenobarbital and valproate in the mouse maximal electroshock seizure model

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1485-1494

  Luszczki, Jarogniew J ^a,b   Czernecki, Remigiusz ^a,c   Wojtal, Katarzyna ^a   Borowicz, Kinga K ^a   Czuczwar, Stanislaw J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^c Neuropsychiatric Hospital Kielce   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Antiepileptic drugs; Maximal electroshock seizure test; Pharmacodynamic interactions; Pharmacokinetic interactions

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GRIP STRENGTH; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROSHOCK; HAND STRENGTH; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHENOBARBITAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 55349134543     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-008-0046-3     Document Type: Article

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