Soman-induced convulsions in rats terminated with pharmacological agents after 45 min: Neuropathology and cognitive performance

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-48

  Myhrer, Trond ^a   Andersen, Jannike M ^a   Nguyen, Nga H T ^a   Aas, Pål ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Diazepam; Discrimination task; Neuropathology; Novelty test; Pentobarbital; Procyclidine; Rats; Soman

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PROCYCLIDINE; SOMAN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; EXAMINATION; GAS POISONING; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MORTALITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SMELL; SOMAN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 7444232206     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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