A role for synaptic and network plasticity in controlling epileptiform activity in CA1 in the kainic acid-lesioned rat hippocampus in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 495, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-142

  Bernard, Christophe ^a,b   Wheal, Howard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hôpital de Port Royal ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0029800295     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021579     Document Type: Article

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