Epileptiform activity in supragranular and infragranular blocks of mouse neocortex

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-38

  Chesi, Alexander J R ^a   Stone, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Barrel field; Cortical columns; Epilepsy; Injury; Minimal mass; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; MAGNESIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIFFUSION CHAMBERS, CULTURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOCORTEX; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PERFUSION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0031747176     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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