Developmental features of 4-aminopyridine induced epileptogenesis

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-59

  Psarropoulou, Caterina ^b   Avoli, Massimo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; Development; Epileptogenesis; Hippocampus; Immature; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0006892260     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(96)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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