Sex difference in susceptibility to epileptic seizures in rats: Importance of estrous cycle

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 175-191

  Tan, M ^a   Tan, U ^a  

^a BLACK SEA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Estrogen; Estrous cycle; Picrotoxin; Progesterone; Rat; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034913099     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207450108986513     Document Type: Article

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