Gap junctions, synchrony and seizures

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 68-74

  Perez Velazquez, José Luis ^a   Carlen, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GAP JUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; NEURONS; SEIZURES; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034141742     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(99)01497-6     Document Type: Review

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