Beneficial Effects of Selective Orexin-A Receptor Antagonist in 4-aminopyridine-induced Seizures in Male Rats
Background: Orexins are excitatory neuropeptides which stimulate the central regulatory pathways. Orexins increase the penicillin-induced epileptic activity in rats. Orexin-A increases in different types of seizures and its elevated level is the characteristic feature in the epileptic children durin...
Main Authors: | Parichehr Hayatdavoudi, Hamid-Reza Sadeghnia, Nema Mohamadian-Roshan, Mousa AL-Reza Hadjzadeh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Advanced Biomedical Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=162;epage=162;aulast=Hayatdavoudi |
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