Electric field suppression of epileptiform activity in hippocampal slices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 4202-4205

  Gluckman, Bruce J ^b   Neel, Emily J ^b   Netoff, Theoden I ^b   Ditto, William L ^b   Spano, Mark L ^b   Schiff, Steven J ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030473481     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.6.4202     Document Type: Article

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