Seizure-like events in disinhibited ventral slices of adult rat hippocampus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2130-2142

  Borck, Cornelius ^a   Jefferys, John G R ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032719856     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2130     Document Type: Article

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