Journal article
The effect of taurine on kindled seizures in the rat
Abstract
Recently, it has been reported that taurine, an amino acid with anticonvulsant properties, does not suppress experimental seizures generated by the "kindling" technique. This finding seems somewhat paradoxical since taurine antagonizes other sorts of experimental convulsion and since kindled seizures are easily suppressed by other anticonvulsant drugs. Further tests were therefore conducted during which taurine's anticonvulsant effects were …
Authors
Burnham WM; Albright P; Racine RJ
Journal
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 497–500
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
June 1, 1978
DOI
10.1139/y78-074
ISSN
0008-4212