Anticonvulsant and acute neurotoxic effects of imperatorin, osthole and valproate in the maximal electroshock seizure and chimney tests in mice: A comparative study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 293-299

  Luszczki, Jarogniew J ^a,b   Wojda, Ewa ^a   Andres Mach, Marta ^b   Cisowski, Wojciech ^c   Glensk, Michal ^c   Glowniak, Kazimierz ^a   Czuczwar, Stanislaw J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^c WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chimney test; Imperatorin; Maximal electroshock seizure test; Osthole; Protective index; Valproate

Indexed keywords

OSTHOLE; PENTOSALEN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CNIDIUM; COUMARINS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; MICE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PLANT ROOTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSORALENS; SEIZURES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 67650450222     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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