Lowering of the potassium concentration induces epileptiform activity in guinea-pig hippocampal slices

Brain Research

Volumn 908, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 130-139

  Gorji, Ali ^a   Madeja, Michael ^a   Straub, Heidrun ^a   Köhling, Rüdiger ^a   Speckmann, Erwin Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrolyte; Febrile seizure; K+ ATPase; Na+; Neuronal excitability; Neurotransmitter; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0035958592     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02622-1     Document Type: Article

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