title: The anticonvulsant effects of propranolol and beta-adrenergic blockade.
abstract: The anticonvulsant activity of racemic and (+)-propranolol was studied in rats. Neither drug changed the current to produce a minimal seizure in 50% of animals. Both drugs were effective in the maximal electroshock seizure test, the (+) isomer being more potent than the racemic form. Since the (+) isomer is practically devoid of beta-adrenergic blocking activity, the anticonvulsant effects of propranolol do not result from beta-adrenergic blockade.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004597:Electroshock; D008297:Male; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D011433:Propranolol