Suppression of absence seizures by electrical and pharmacological activation of the caudal superior colliculus in a genetic model of absence epilepsy in the rat

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 503-514

  Nail Boucherie, K ^a   Le Pham B T ^a   Marescaux, C ^a   Depaulis, A ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; Lickometer; Plus maze; Stimulation; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN; WATER;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; GENETIC MODEL; LICKING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHOCK; SPIKE WAVE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TIME; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0036436245     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2002.7997     Document Type: Article

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