Finasteride Inhibits the Progesterone-Induced Spike-Wave Discharges in a Genetic Model of Absence Epilepsy

    July 2003 in “ Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior ”
    Gilles van Luijtelaar, Bogusława Budziszewska, Magdalena Tetich, Władysław Lasoń
    Studysummary Finasteride blocks progesterone's effect on absence seizures in rats.
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