Influence of osthole on the anticonvulsant activity of phenytoin and valproate in the maximal electroshock-induced seizures in mice

Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska, Sectio DDD: Pharmacia

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 33-44

  Łuszczki, Jarogniew J ^a,b   Marczewski, Tadeusz ^a   Mazurkiewicz, Lech P ^a,b   Karwan, Sławomir ^b   Teresińska, Maja ^b   Florek Łuszczki, Magdalena ^b   Gleńsk, Michał ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^c WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Maximal electroshock seizure test; Osthole; Phenytoin; Valproate

Indexed keywords

OSTHOLE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GRIP STRENGTH; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; SEIZURE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PEUCEDANUM OSTRUTHIUM;

EID: 84860490290     PISSN: 08670609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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