Initiation of spreading depression can be blocked by transcortical polarization of rat cerebral cortex

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 111-118

  Richter, F ^a   Fechner, R ^a   Haschke, W ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

DC potentials of the brain; Direct current polarization; Extracellular K+ concentration; ion sensitive microelectrode; Migraine; Rat; Spreading depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030184176     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459608986703     Document Type: Article

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