Neuropathology of limbic status epilepticus induced by electrical stimulation of naive rats

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 399-403

  Hsieh, Peiyuan F ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Excitotoxicity; Seizure; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032994158     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740950     Document Type: Article

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