Effects of variations in hippocampal slice preparation protocol on the electrophysiological stability, epileptogenicity and graded hypoxia responses of CA1 neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 775, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 134-143

  Watson, Patricia L ^a   Weiner, Jeff L ^b   Carlen, Peter L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CA1; Hippocampus; Hypoxia; Potentiation; Seizure; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031460367     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00893-7     Document Type: Article

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