Activity-dependent pH shifts and periodic recurrence of spontaneous interictal spikes in a model of focal epileptogenesis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 7543-7551

  De Curtis, Marco ^a   Manfridi, Alfrede ^b   Biella, Gerardo ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epileptogenesis; Interictal spikes; Isolated brain preparation; Periodic activity; pH; Piriform cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PH; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GUINEA PIG; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX;

EID: 0032531089     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-18-07543.1998     Document Type: Article

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