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Electroconvulsive Shock

Known as: Electroshocks, Shocks, Electroconvulsive, Electroshock 
Induction of a stress reaction in experimental subjects by means of an electrical shock; applies to either convulsive or non-convulsive states.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Electroconvulsive shock therapy and maximum binding of platelet tritiated imipramine binding in depression.
We studied the tritiated imipramine binding values in platelets from 12 hospitalized untreated patients with endogenous… 
1984
1984
Effect of prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors on experimentally induced convulsions in rats.
To investigate the relationship of prostaglandins (PGs) to seizure induction, the effects of six PG synthetase inhibitors on… 
1978
1978
Increased susceptibility to the epileptic effects of alcohol withdrawal following periodic electroconvulsive shocks.
: There was a progressive intensification (kindling) of the motor seizure pattern when electroconvulsive shocks (ECSs) were… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Pharmacological studies of neutral saponins (GNS) of Panax Ginseng root.
Pharmacological studies of neutral saponins (GNS) of Panax Ginseng root, were performed. GNS showed CNS-depressant action in… 
1961
1961
Sex and Strain Differences in Electroshock Convulsions of the Rat
1956
1956
Relation of changes in memory and learning to improvement in electroshock.
1956
1956
Comparison of two methods of electroshock in their effect on cognitive functions.
1949
1949
Duration of decrements in learning and retention following electroshock convulsions in the white rat.
1948
1948
Electroshock therapy, clinical and electroencephalographic studies.
1947
1947
Effects of cerebral electroshock on experimental neuroses in cats.
Six cats were made experimentally neurotic and were then subjected to cerebral electroshocks comparable to those used in clinical…