Modulation of high-voltage - Activated calcium channels in dentate granule cells by topiramate

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 52-60

  Zhang, Xiao Lei ^a,b,c   Velumian, Alexander A ^a,b,c   Jones, Owen T ^a,b,c   Carlen, Peter L ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium currents; Dentate gyrus; Granule cells; Patch clamp; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; TOPIRAMATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECT; GRANULE CELL; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; DENDRITES; DENTATE GYRUS; FRUCTOSE; MALE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0034076789     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb02173.x     Document Type: Article

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