Effects of progesterone on total brain tissue adenosine deaminase activity in experimental epilepsy

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-213

  Pence, Sadrettin ^a   Erkutlu, Ibrahim ^a   Kurtul, Naciye ^b   Alptekin, Mehmet ^a   Tan, Uner ^c  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Brain; Epilepsy; Mice; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; PENTETRAZOLE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONVULSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PROGESTERONE; PROPIONATES; RECEPTOR, ADENOSINE A1; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 58149234851     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802055374     Document Type: Article

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