Selective death of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells with mossy fiber afferents after CRH-induced status epilepticus in infant rats

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 245-251

  Ribak, Charles E ^a   Baram, Tallie Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Infant; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0030063943     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(95)00183-2     Document Type: Article

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