Anticonvulsant action of GABA-B receptor agonist SKF97541 differs from that of baclofen

Physiological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 789-792

  Mareš, Pavel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agonist; Convulsions; GABA B receptor; Ontogeny; Rat

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(METHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 3-AMINOPROPYL(METHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PENTETRAZOLE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; REACTION TIME; SEIZURE; WISTAR RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BACLOFEN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SEIZURES;

EID: 55449090570     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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