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Seizure susceptibility to various convulsant stimuli of knockout interleukin-6 mice.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior - 1 Apr 2004
De Sarro Giovambattista, Russo Emilio, Ferreri Guido, Giuseppe Bruzzese, Flocco Maria Antonietta, Di Paola Eugenio Donato, De Sarro Angela
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, the susceptibility of knockout interleukin-6 (IL-6(-/-)) mice to various convulsant stimuli has been evaluated and compared with other three related mice strains. Animals were treated with chemical convulsants impairing the gamma-aminobutyric acid neurotransmission [pentylenetetrazole (PTZ), picrotoxin, bicuculline, methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (DMCM),...
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