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SUBMITTER: Kong S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2947190 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kong Shuzhen S Qian Binbin B Liu Jianhui J Fan Mingxin M Chen Gong G Wang Yun Y
Brain research 20100730
We have previously demonstrated that cyclothiazide (CTZ) is a potent convulsant drug inducing robust epileptiform activity in hippocampal neurons both in vitro and in vivo. Here we further establish an animal model for CTZ-induced behavioral seizures in freely moving rats. Microinjection of CTZ into the left ventricle dose-dependently induced robust seizure behaviors within 3h after administration. At a dose of 0.75 μmol, CTZ induced Racine score IV-V seizure behaviors in 71% (n=14) of the rats ...[more]