Manipulation of the somatosensory cortex modulates stimulus-induced repetitive ear movements in a seizure-sensitive strain of gerbil

Zoological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1217-1223

  Seto Ohshima, Akiko ^a,b   Ito, Muneyuki ^a   Katoh, Miyuki ^a   Kitajima, Satoko ^a   Kishikawa, Masao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ear movement; Gerbil; Model animal; Seizure; Somatosensory cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; EAR; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GERBIL; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EAR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GERBILLINAE; MALE; SEIZURES; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0035541939     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.18.1217     Document Type: Article

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