Neurosteroids and infantile spasms: The deoxycorticosterone hypothesis

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2002, Pages 199-219

  Rogawski, Michael A ^a   Reddy, Doodipala S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; STEROID;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SPASMS, INFANTILE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0036355147     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7742(02)49014-9     Document Type: Review

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