Central effect of crocin on penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in rats

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Tamaddonfard, Esmaeal ^a   Gooshchi, Nasrin Hamzeh ^a   Seiednejad Yamchi, Sona ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocin; Diazepam; Penicillin induced epileptiform activity; Rats

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CROCIN; DIAZEPAM; PENICILLIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 84862162848     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1734-1140(12)70735-1     Document Type: Article

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