Increased seizure susceptibility in adult rats with neuronal migration disorders

Brain Research

Volumn 777, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 219-222

  Germano, Isabelle M ^a   Sperber, Ellen F ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Kainic acid; Neuronal migration disorder; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC STATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAINIC ACID; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031589765     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01022-6     Document Type: Article

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