Confirmation of whole-brain kindling with repeated subthreshold electroconvulsive shocks: A controlled study

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-83

  Andrade, Chittaranjan ^a   Akki, Ashwin ^a   Nandakumar, Nagaraja ^a   Chandra, J Suresh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive shocks; Kindling; Rats; Seizure threshold; Stimulus dose titration; Subconvulsive stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; KINDLING; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0038621309     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200306000-00004     Document Type: Article

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