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Deletion of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase in mice decreases susceptibility to pentylenetetrazol-induced generalized seizures.
Seizure - 1 Oct 2011
Loyens E, Schallier A, Chai S Y, De Bundel D, Vanderheyden P, Michotte Y, Smolders I
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The peptide angiotensin IV (Ang IV) influences seizure susceptibility in rat and mouse models. Indeed, Ang IV has been shown to protect rats from limbic seizures in the focal pilocarpine model. Moreover, both anticonvulsive and antiepileptogenic effects of Ang IV have been reported in the acute p...
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