Epilepsy Research
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 381-388 , January 1997

Mutual interaction between remacemide hydrochloride and phenytoin

  • John Paul Leach

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Unit, University Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
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  • Jacqueline Girvan

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Unit, University Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
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  • Virginia Jamieson

      Affiliations

    • Astra Charnwood, Loughborough, UK
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  • Tracey Jones

      Affiliations

    • Astra Charnwood, Loughborough, UK
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  • Alan Richens

      Affiliations

    • University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
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  • Martin J Brodie

      Affiliations

    • Epilepsy Unit, University Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +141 211 2572; fax: +141 334 9329; e-mail: Martin.J.Brodie@clinmed.gla.ac.uk

Received 10 July 1996 ,Revised 23 September 1996 ,Accepted 26 September 1996.

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PII: S0920-1211(96)01005-4

doi: 10.1016/S0920-1211(96)01005-4

Epilepsy Research
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 381-388 , January 1997