Extracellular chloride and the maintenance of spontaneous epileptiform activity in rat hippocampal slices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-59

  Hochman, Daryl W ^a   D'Ambrosio, Raimondo ^a   Janigro, Damir ^a   Schwartzkroin, Philip A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLORIDE ION; FUROSEMIDE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033058647     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.1.49     Document Type: Article

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