In rats, DSIP raised the NMDA dose needed to induce clonic convulsions by 2.3-fold.
In plain wordsIn rats, DSIP made it take a higher NMDA dose to cause clonic convulsions.
- Outcome
- IncreaseNMDA ED100 for clonic convulsions
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
NMDA-induced convulsions- Outcome group
- Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 100 micrograms/kg · intraperitonealAs given in this study (rat).
Measurements
- fold increase in NMDA ED100 (clonic convulsions)
- 2.3 fold
- DSIP 100 micrograms/kg
Source sentences
Determination of these parameters after administration of delta-sleep-inducing peptide (100 micrograms/kg, i.p.) revealed 2.3- and 4.46-fold increases.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Acute experiments on rats showed that the ED100 of NMDA for induction of clonic convulsions was 0.53 microgram, while the ED100 of NMDA for inducing tonic extension of the forelimbs was 5.02 micrograms/animal.