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Convulsants

Known as: convulsant 
Substances that act in the brain stem or spinal cord to produce tonic or clonic convulsions, often by removing normal inhibitory tone. They were… 
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2010
2010
Anti-convulsant activity of methanolic extract of Butea monosperma leaves
The Anticonvulsant activity of methanolic extract of leaves of Butea monosperma (100,200,400mg/kg;p.o) was assessed by using… 
2007
2007
Stiripentol in a dose-dependent manner elevates the threshold for maximal electroshock-induced seizures in mice
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of stiripentol (STP) on the threshold for maximal electroshock (MEST)-induced… 
1987
1987
Convulsant action of diphenylhydantoin overdose in young rats.
Acute toxicity of diphenylhydantoin (DPH) was studied in 241 male albino rats aged 7, 12, 18, 25 and 90 days. Single… 
1984
1984
Evidence for a role of neurotransmitters in the mechanism of topical convulsant models.
: In numerous studies on several species, alterations in putative neurotransmitters have been examined in a variety of topical… 
1983
1983
Failure of methapyrilene to induce tumors in hamsters or guinea pigs.
In a small-scale experiment, 12 male and 12 female strain 2 guinea pigs were treated by gavage twice a week for 78 wk with a 200… 
1982
1982
Effect of naloxone on ethanol- and pentobarbital-induced narcosis.
Single or repeated subcutaneous administrations of naloxone in doses of up to 4 mg X kg-1 did not alter the time for onset or the… 
1977
1977
Ultrastructural study of methionine sulfoximine-induced Alzheimer type II astrocytosis.
An ultrastructural study of cerebral cortex was performed in rats during the preictal period following the administration of the… 
1976
1976
Calcium-dependent, iproveratril-resistant contractions of aortic strips induced by a convulsant barbiturate.
At 3 X 10(-5) M concentratons, 5-(2-cyclohexylideneëthyl)-5-ethyl barbituric acid (CHEB) causes a contraction of rabbit aortic… 
1972
1972
Photically-Induced Epilepsy in Papio Papio: The Initiation of Discharges and the Role of the Frontal Cortex and of the Corpus Callosum
Until recently the experimental study of photosensitive epilepsy was obstructed by a major difficulty, namely the absence in the… 
1945
1945
CLINICAL AND ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOLLOWING ELECTROSHOCK
Electroencephalographic observations have been made on 129 patients approximately half of whom received convulsant therapy by…