title: [Absence of effects of sodium valproate on the estrous cycle of the rat].
abstract: Regarding interrelationships between epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs and neuroendocrinological events, sodium valproate effects on estrous cycle of the rat have been performed by daily vaginal smears for twenty one days with 200, 100, 20 and 10 mg per kg bodyweight. Our data showed that sodium valproate did not significantly modify the evolution of estrous cycle even if intracerebral GABA content increase has been reported to influence hormonal secretions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D014635:Valproic Acid
vernacular_title: Absence d'effets du valproate de sodium sur le cycle oestral de la ratte.