Focal epileptogenesis in a rat model of polymicrogyria

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 159-173

  Jacobs, Kimberle M ^a   Hwang, Bryan J ^a   Prince, David A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

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2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FREEZING; IMMATURITY; MICROGYRIA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032987833     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.1.159     Document Type: Article

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