Effects of barium on stimulus-induced changes in [K+](o) and field potentials in dentate gyrus and area CA1 of human epileptic hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 249, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 91-94

  Gabriel, S ^a   Kivi, A ^a   Kovacs, R ^a   Lehmann, T N ^a   Lanksch, W R ^a   Meencke, H J ^b   Heinemann, U ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Epileptology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hippocampal sclerosis; Potassium regulation; Slice; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; BARIUM; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 0032546902     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00420-0     Document Type: Article

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