Contribution of estradiol in sex-dependent differences of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in rats

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-245

  Hosseini, Mahmoud ^a   Sadeghnia, H ^b   Salehabadi, S ^c   Soukhtanloo, M ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

estradiol; rat; seizure; sex; testostron

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PENTETRAZOLE;

ARTICLE; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84878488538     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.100.2013.004     Document Type: Article

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