Flurothyl seizure susceptibility in rats following prenatal methylazoxymethanol treatment

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-194

  Baraban, Scott C ^a   Schwartzkroin, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic; flurothyl; hippocampus; rat; seizure

Indexed keywords

FLUROTHYL; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029945434     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(95)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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