The role of CB1-receptors in the proconvulsant effect of leptin on penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in rats

CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 222-228

  Arslan, Gokhan ^a   Alici, Sabiha Kubra ^a   Ayyildiz, Mustafa ^a   Agar, Erdal ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Epilepsy; Epileptiform activity; Leptin; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; ARACHIDONYL 2 CHLOROETHYLAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; LEPTIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROCONVULSANT ACTIVITY; RAT;

ANIMALS; CONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LEPTIN; MALE; PENICILLINS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 84875588504     PISSN: 17555930     EISSN: 17555949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cns.12075     Document Type: Article

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