Protection against sarin-induced seizures in rats by direct brain microinjection of scopolamine, midazolam or MK-801

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 56-62

  Skovira, Jacob W ^a   McDonough, John H ^a   Shih, Tsung Ming ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior piriform cortex; Anticonvulsant; Area tempestas; Basolateral amygdala; Lateral ventricle; Microinjection; Sarin; Seizures

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; MIDAZOLAM; SARIN; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SARIN; SCOPOLAMINE; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 75049084819     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9253-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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