Contribution of T-type calcium channels to afterdischarge generation in rat hippocampal slices

Brain Research

Volumn 781, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 129-136

  Higashima, Masato ^a   Kinoshita, Hiroya ^a   Koshino, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Afterdischarge; Epilepsy; Hippocampal slice; Ictal activity; Interictal activity; T type calcium channel

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; MOLLUSC VENOM; PEPTIDE;

AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; ANIMAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOLLUSK VENOMS; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032545736     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01222-5     Document Type: Article

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