Coenzyme Q10 enhances the anticonvulsant effect of phenytoin in pilocarpine-induced seizures in rats and ameliorates phenytoin-induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 671-677

  Tawfik, Mona K ^a  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coenzyme Q10; Cognition; Experimental epilepsy; Neuroprotection; Oxidative stress; Phenytoin; Pilocarpine

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN; PILOCARPINE; UBIDECARENONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CATALASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENYTOIN; PILOCARPINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 82955162723     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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