Activation of GABAergic function necessary for afterdischarge generation in rat hippocampal slices

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-104

  Higashima, Masato ^a   Kinoshita, Hiroya ^a   Yamaguchi, Nariyoshi ^a   Koshino, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Afterdischarge; Bicuculline; Brain slice; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029913067     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12496-4     Document Type: Article

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