Microglial activation by epileptic activities through the propagation pathway of kainic acid-induced hippocampal seizures in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-32

  Taniwaki, Y ^a   Kato, M ^a   Araki, T ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation; Hippocampus; Kainic acid; Microglia; Rat; Seizure

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029850114     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13062-7     Document Type: Article

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