Fol. Biol. 2010, 56, 256-262

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2010056060256

Donepezil Inhibits Diisopropylfluorophosphate-Induced Seizures and Up-regulation of Synaptotagmin 4 mRNA

M. M. Saghafi, P. Pregelj, Marko Živin

University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, Institute of Pathophysiology, Brain Research Laboratory, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received June 2010
Accepted August 2010

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