Disinhibited in vitro neocortical slices containing experimentally induced cortical dysplasia demonstrate hyperexcitability

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 443-449

  N Roper, Steven ^a,b   A King, Michael ^a,b   Abraham, Linda A ^a   Boillot, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Cortical dysplasia; Development; Epilepsy; GABA; Neocortex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FETUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030953623     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(96)01014-5     Document Type: Article

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