Epileptiform activity and changes in field potential responses induced by low [Mg2+]0 in a genetic rat model of absence epilepsy

Brain Research

Volumn 803, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Armand, V ^a   Gabriel, S ^a   Hoffmann, P ^a   Heinemann, U ^a   Vergnes, M ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Entorhinal cortex; Frontal cortex; GAERS; Hippocampus; Low magnesium; Paired pulse index

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; MAGNESIUM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAGNESIUM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032563659     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00534-4     Document Type: Article

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