ANTICONVULSANT EFFECTS OF PROPRANOLOL AND BETA-ADRENERGIC-BLOCKADE

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作者
JAEGER, V
ESPLIN, B
CAPEK, R
机构
[1] Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, H3G 1Y6, Quebec
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EXPERIENTIA | 1979年 / 35卷 / 01期
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10.1007/BF01917889
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The anticonvulsant activity of racemic and (+)-propranolol was studied in rats. Neither drug changed the current to produce a minimal seizure in 50% of animals. Both drugs were effective in the maximal electroshock seizure test, the (+) isomer being more potent than the racemic form. Since the (+) isomer is practically devoid of β-adrenergic blocking activity, the anticonvulsant effects of propranolol do not result from β-adrenergic blockade. © 1979 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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