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Original Article

Rosmarinic acid exerts a neuroprotective effect in the kainate rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy: Underlying mechanisms

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Pages 1818-1825 | Received 12 Aug 2014, Accepted 13 Jan 2015, Published online: 05 May 2015

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