Effects of antiepileptics on lateral geniculate nucleus-kindled seizures in rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 540-545

  Ishikawa, Takashi ^a   Fujiwara, Akinori ^a   Takechi, Kenshi ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Antiepileptic; Kindling; Lateral geniculate nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; MYSTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KINDLING; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 66249112163     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08289FP     Document Type: Article

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