Thalamocortical oscillations in a genetic model of absence seizures

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2383-2393

  D'Arcangelo, Giovanna ^a,b   D'Antuono, Margherita ^c   Biagini, Giuseppe ^d   Warren, Richard ^e   Tancredi, Virginia ^b   Avoli, Massimo ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Epileptiform activity; Extracellular potassium; GABA

Indexed keywords

3,3 (2 CARBOXYPIPERAZIN 4 YL)PROPYL 1 PHOSPHONATE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE; AGE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BATH; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPSY; GENETIC MODEL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHYTHM; SEIZURE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0036925413     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02411.x     Document Type: Article

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