In the rat maximal dentate activation model of partial complex epilepsy, the anticonvulsant activity of levetiracetam is modulated by nitric oxide-active drugs

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 831-839

  Sardo, Pierangelo ^a   D'Agostino, Stefania ^a   Rizzo, Valerio ^a   Carletti, Fabio ^a   Lonobile, Gioacchino ^a   Ferraro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

7 Nitroindazole; Levetiracetam; Maximal dentate activation; Modulation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE; ETIRACETAM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ARGININE; DENTATE GYRUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; INDAZOLES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PIRACETAM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 67651160315     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0233-x     Document Type: Article

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