The system of assessment of the severity of ultrasound epilepsy in rats
Keywords:
ultrasound-induced epilepsy, rats, the severity of the seizure, convulsive seizure, 9-points scale, carbamazepineAbstract
The method of induction of epileptic reactions in rats by ultrasound (24.3 kHz; 116dB) and the system of severity estimation of epileptic reaction was developed. Ultrasound — frequency above 20 kHz — absolutely silent for a person, may cause epileptic reaction in 3—9% of the rats. The possibility of using ultrasound — induced epilepsy in rats to evaluate anticonvulsant activity of drugs it is shownDownloads
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2013-08-12
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2013. The system of assessment of the severity of ultrasound epilepsy in rats. Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental’naya Terapiya (Pathological physiology and experimental therapy). 57, 3 (Aug. 2013), 87–92.