Arrest of seizure progression during electrical kindling in guinea-pigs with prior pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-107

  Teskey, G Campbell ^a   Valentine, Pamela A ^a   Trepel, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Convulsion; Discharge; Epilepsy; Guinea pig; Kindling; Pentylenetetrazol; Seizure

Indexed keywords

PENTETRAZOLE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; GUINEA PIG; KINDLING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029943624     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(96)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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