Modulation of burst frequency, duration, and amplitude in the zero- Ca2+ model of epileptiform activity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2262-2270

  Bikson, Marom ^a   Ghai, Rahul S ^a   Baraban, Scott C ^b   Durand, Dominique M ^a,c  

^a Neural Engineering Center   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CESIUM; FLUOROACETIC ACID; HEPTANOL; OCTANOL; TETRODOTOXIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0032740180     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2262     Document Type: Article

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