Effect of sildenafil on the anticonvulsant action of classical and second-generation antiepileptic drugs in maximal electroshock-induced seizures in mice

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1552-1559

  Nieoczym, Dorota ^a   Łuszczki, Jarogniew J ^b,c   Czuczwar, Stanisław J ^b,c   Wlaź, Piotr ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Maximal electroshock; Mice; Seizure models; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SILDENAFIL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GRIP STRENGTH; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INTERACTION; ELECTROSHOCK; MEMORY; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEIZURES;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROSHOCK; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURINES; SEIZURES; SULFONES;

EID: 77955313311     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02485.x     Document Type: Article

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