Review of the role of inhibitory neurons in chronic epileptic foci induced by intracerebral tetanus toxin

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-66

  Jefferys, John G R ^a   Whittington, Miles A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epilepsy; hippocampus; inhibition; inhibitory neurons; tetanus toxin

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; TETANUS TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANUS TOXIN;

EID: 0030550243     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(96)00040-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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