Cortical malformations and epilepsy: New insights from animal models

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 811-821

  Chevassus Au Louis, N ^a   Baraban, S C ^b   Gaiarsa J L ^a   Ben Ari, Y ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hippocampus; Methylazoxymethanol; Neocortex; Neuronal migration

Indexed keywords

METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MICROGYRIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY;

EID: 0033044879     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00786.x     Document Type: Article

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