Cyclosporine induces epileptiform activity in an in vitro seizure model

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 271-276

  Wong, Michael ^a,b   Yamada, Kelvin A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Electrophysiology; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; CYCLOSPORIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SODIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034094385     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00155.x     Document Type: Article

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