Examination of persistent effects of repeated administration of pentylenetetrazol on rat hippocampal CA1: Evidence from in vitro study on hippocampal slices

Brain Research

Volumn 758, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 92-98

  Fathollahi, Y ^a   Motamedi, F ^b   Semnanian, S ^c   Zardoshti, M ^d  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Field potentials; Hippocampal CA1; Kindling induced plasticity; Pentylenetetrazol

Indexed keywords

PENTETRAZOLE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITABILITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; KINDLING; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030742955     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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