Selective loss of GABA neurons in area CA1 of the rat hippocampus after intraventricular kainate

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 363-369

  Morin, France ^a   Beaulieu, Clermont ^a   Lacaille, Jean Claude ^a  

^a Neurol Sci Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

GABA; Hippocampus; Inhibition; Interneurons; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INTERNEURONS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0031742096     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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