Different effects of high- and low-dose phenobarbital on post-stroke seizure suppression and recovery in immature CD1 mice

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 138-148

  Markowitz, Geoffrey J ^a   Kadam, Shilpa D ^a,b   Smith, Dani R ^c   Johnston, Michael V ^a,b   Comi, Anne M ^a,b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Behavioral testing; Dose dependence; Neurogenesis; Neuroprotection; Phenobarbital

Indexed keywords

BROMODEOXYCYTIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; CELL COUNT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSTROKE SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATROPHY; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MICE; NEUROGENESIS; PHENOBARBITAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEIZURES; STROKE;

EID: 79955521548     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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