Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 439-442 , September 2010

Baccoside A suppresses epileptic-like seizure/convulsion in Caenorhabditis elegans

  • Rakesh Pandey

      Affiliations

    • Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR), Lucknow 226015, India
    • ,
  • Shipra Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR), Lucknow 226015, India
    • ,
  • Sudeep Tandon

      Affiliations

    • Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR), Lucknow 226015, India
    • ,
  • Olaf Wolkenhauer

      Affiliations

    • System Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Julio Vera

      Affiliations

    • System Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
    • ,
  • Shailendra K. Gupta

      Affiliations

    • System Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
    • Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR), Lucknow 226001, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: System Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany. Tel.: +49 381 4987575; Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR), Post Box - 80, MG Marg, Lucknow 226001 India. Tel.: +91 522 2284591.

Received 5 January 2010 ,Revised 25 May 2010 ,Accepted 4 June 2010.

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PII: S1059-1311(10)00119-6

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.06.005

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 7 , Pages 439-442 , September 2010

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