Pre-electroconvulsive shock administration of calcium channel blockers reduces retrograde amnesia induced by ECS

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1141-1144

  Sushma, M ^a   Sudha, S ^a   Guido, S ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blockers; Cinnarizine; Diltiazem; Electroconvulsive shock; Flunarizine; Nifedipine; Nimodipine; Retrograde amnesia; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMNESIA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS (CCB); ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK (ECS); VERAPAMIL;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEIZURE; WISTAR RAT;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ELECTROSHOCK; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 8144224768     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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