Agmatine blocks ethanol-induced locomotor hyperactivity in male mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 659, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-29

  Ozden, Onder ^a   Kayir, Hakan ^b   Ozturk, Yusuf ^a   Uzbay, Tayfun ^b  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

(Mouse); Agmatine; Ethanol; Locomotor activity

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPERKINESIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HYPERKINESIS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958838562     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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