Differential effects of trimethylamine and quinine on seizures induced by 4-aminopyridine administration in the entorhinal cortex of vigilant rats

Seizure

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 507-513

  Medina Ceja, Laura ^a   Ventura Mejía, Consuelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

4 AP; Connexin 36; Entorhinal cortex; Quinine; Seizures; Trimethylamine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; QUININE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; AZIDES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; METHYLAMINES; OCTREOTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; QUININE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 77957264564     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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