LOCALIZED EPILEPTIFORM ACTIVITY INDUCED BY MURINE CRF IN RATS

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MARROSU, F [1 ]
FRATTA, W [1 ]
CARCANGIU, P [1 ]
GIAGHEDDU, M [1 ]
GESSA, GL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAGLIARI, DEPT NEUROSCI, I-09124 CAGLIARI, ITALY
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10.1111/j.1528-1157.1988.tb03733.x
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Murine corticotropin releasing factor (rCRF), injected intracerebroventricularly into rats at a dose of 10 .mu.g produced increased motor activity, grooming, and recurrent episodes of epileptic activity localized in the hippocampal leads. Such activity persisted for .apprx. 5 h and was characterized by recurrent trains of biphasic spikes never associated with behavioral signs of epilepsy. The intraperitoneal administration of carbamazepine (15 and 30 mg/kg) reduced the epileptic activity for .apprx. 90 and 120 min, respectively, whereas that of naloxone (8 mg/kg) was ineffective. The results suggest that rCRF-induced spiking activity might be a model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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