Animal models of absence epilepsies: what do they model and do sex and sex hormones matter?

G van Luijtelaar, FY Onat, MJ Gallagher - Neurobiology of disease, 2014 - Elsevier
While epidemiological data suggest a female prevalence in human childhood-and
adolescence-onset typical absence epilepsy syndromes, the sex difference is less clear in …

[HTML][HTML] Anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of Rosa damascena hydro-alcoholic extract on rat hippocampus

M Homayoun, M Seghatoleslam… - Avicenna journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Previously, analgesic, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects have been suggested
for Rosa damascena (R. damascena). In the present study, possible anti-seizure and neuro …

[HTML][HTML] Tamoxifen antagonizes the effects of ovarian hormones to induce anxiety and depression-like behavior in rats

H Azizi-Malekabadi, M Pourganji, H Zabihi… - Arquivos de neuro …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
The effects of tamoxifen (TAM) on anxiety and depression-like behavior in ovariectomized
(OVX) and naïve female rats were investigated. The animals were divided into Sham-TAM …

Iron deficiency affects seizure susceptibility in a time-and sex-specific manner

M Rudy, M Mayer-Proschel - Asn Neuro, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Iron deficiency (ID) affects more than three billion people worldwide making it the most
common micronutrient deficiency. ID is most prevalent during gestation and early life, which …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of different fractions of Coriandrum sativum on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures and brain tissues oxidative damage in rats

A Anaeigoudari, M Hosseini, R Karami… - Avicenna journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: In the present work, the effects of different fractions of Coriandrum sativum (C.
sativum), on pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced seizures and brain tissues oxidative damage …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of tamoxifen on spatial and nonspatial learning and memory impairments induced by scopolamine and the brain tissues oxidative damage in …

S Karimi, SH Hejazian, V Alikhani… - Advanced biomedical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Modulatory effects of tamoxifen (TAM) on the central nervous system have
been reported. The effects of TAM on spatial and nonspatial learning and memory …

Gender difference in acquired seizure susceptibility in adult rats after early complex febrile seizures

YJ Dai, ZH Xu, B Feng, CL Xu, HW Zhao, DC Wu… - Neuroscience …, 2014 - Springer
Gender differences are involved in many neurological disorders including epilepsy.
However, little is known about the effect of gender difference on the risk of epilepsy in adults …

The effects of soy and tamoxifen on apoptosis in the hippocampus and dentate gyrus in a pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure model of ovariectomized rats

AR Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan, S Mansouri… - Anatomical science …, 2018 - Springer
The effects of tamoxifen and soy on apoptosis of the hippocampus and dentate gyrus of
ovariectomized rats after repeated seizures were investigated. Female rats were divided …

Early Life Iron Deficiency Changes the Ratio between Interneuron Subtypes and Alters Excitability in the Adult Brain

MJ Rudy - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Iron deficiency (ID) affects billions of people worldwide, making it the most common
micronutrient deficiency. Of greater concern, it disproportionately affects pregnancy and …