Aromatase Inhibition by Letrozole Attenuates Kainic Acid-Induced Seizures but Not Neurotoxicity in Mice

    April 2018 in “ Epilepsy research ”
    Ramsha Iqbal, Gaurav K. Jain, Fouzia Siraj, Divya Vohora
    Studysummary This study indicated that administering letrozole to Swiss albino mice may have anticonvulsant effects against kainic acid-induced seizures by inhibiting testosterone aromatization to 17β-estradiol and increasing anticonvulsant metabolites in the hippocampus.
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