Inhibitory action of antioxidants (ascorbic acid or α-tocopherol) on seizures and brain damage induced by pilocarpine in rats;Ação inibitória de antioxidantes (ácido ascórbico e α-tocoferol) nas convulsões e dano cerebral em ratos induzidos pela pilocarpina

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-361

  Tomé, Adriana da Rocha ^a   Ferreira, Paulo Michel Pinheiro ^b   de Freitas, Rivelilson Mendes ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Pilocarpine; Seizures; Status epilepticus; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 77954599973     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000300005     Document Type: Article

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