Alterations in NMDA receptors in a rat model of cortical dysplasia

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 315-321

  Defazio, R Anthony ^a   Hablitz, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; MICROGYRIA; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0033965006     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.1.315     Document Type: Article

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