Hippocampus-entorhinal cortex loop and seizure generation in the young rodent limbic system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 3183-3187

  Calcagnotto, Maria Elisa ^a   Barbarosie, Michaela ^a,b   Avoli, Massimo ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 3801 University   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE LESION; NONHUMAN; PERFORANT NERVE TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034113563     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.5.3183     Document Type: Article

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