No loss in total neuron number in the thalamic reticular nucleus and neocortex in the genetic absence epilepsy rats from Strasbourg

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-48

  Sabers, Anne ^a   Møller, Arne ^b   Scheel Krüger, Jørgen ^b   Mouritzen Dam, Agnete ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NEUROSEARCH A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

absence; epilepsy; neocortex; neuron number; stereology; thalamic reticular nucleus

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOLOGY; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; NEURONS; RATS; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0030540948     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(96)00038-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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