Effects of antiepileptics on behavioral and electroencephalographic seizure induced by pentetrazol in mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-289

  Watanabe, Yusuke ^a   Takechi, Kenshi ^a   Fujiwara, Akinori ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonic seizure; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Myoclonic seizure; Pentetrazol

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; MOUSE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 77950676193     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09225FP     Document Type: Article

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