Physical exercise in rats with epilepsy is protective against seizures: Evidence of animal studies

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1013-1016

  Arida, Ricardo Mario ^a   Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre ^a   Terra, Vera Cristina ^b   Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo ^c   Cavalheiro, Esper Abrão ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Pos Graduacao em Disturbios do Desenvolvimento   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Exercise; Physical training; Rat; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAT; SEIZURE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 76149141862     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000600010     Document Type: Article

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