Regulation of limbic motor seizures by GABA and glutamate transmission in nucleus tractus solitarius

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1051-1057

  Walker, Benjamin R ^a   Easton, Amy ^a   Gale, Karen ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Area tempestas; GABA; Glutamate; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Piriform cortex; Vagal stimulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; KYNURENIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MUSCIMOL; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032799785     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00818.x     Document Type: Article

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