Opposite caudal versus rostral brain nitric oxide synthase response to generalized seizures in a novel rodent model of reflex epilepsy

Life Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 531-537

  Prieto Martín, Ana I ^a   Llorens, Silvia ^b   Pardal Fernández, José Manuel ^a,b   Muñoz, Luis J ^c   López, Dolores E ^c   Escribano, Julio ^b   Nava, Eduardo ^b   De Cabo, Carlos ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal models of seizures; Auditory genetic epilepsy; Generalized convulsions; Inferior colliculus convulsions; Rodent audiogenic seizures

Indexed keywords

CAUDAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ROSTRAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HAMSTER; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REFLEX EPILEPSY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; ISOENZYMES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEIZURES;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 84859102988     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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