Emerging insights into the genesis of epilepsy

Nature

Volumn 399, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  McNamara, James O ^a  

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POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033600245     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/399a015     Document Type: Review

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