Inhibitory role of the zona incerta in the pilocarpine model of epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-80

  Hamani, Clement ^a,b   Sakabe, Sumire ^a   Bortolotto, Zuner A ^a   Cavalheiro, Esper A ^a   Mello, Luiz E A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; GABA; Pilocarpine; Subthalamic nucleus; Vagus nerve stimulation; Zona incerta

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PILOCARPINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN MAPPING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MUSCIMOL; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBTHALAMUS;

EID: 0036226001     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(02)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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