title: Influence of phenytoin and valproate on thalamocortical evoked potentials and their paired-pulse potentiation.
abstract: The action of phenytoin and valproate on thalamocortical responses was studied in adult rats. Single responses were not influenced by either drug. Paired-pulse potentiation of the initial components (first positive and first negative) observed with intervals from 50 to 200 ms under control conditions was abolished by phenytoin (60 mg/kg i.p.) but only moderately influenced by valproate (400 mg/kg i.p.). Paired-pulse potentiation of thalamocortical phenomena cannot be put into connection with the generation of the spike-and-wave rhythm.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mares
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koryntová
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013788:Thalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014635:Valproic Acid; D010672:Phenytoin