Diurnal actions of melatonin on epileptic activity in hippocampal slices of rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2603-2610

  Musshoff, Ulrich ^a   Speckmann, Erwin Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diurnal rhythm; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Melatonin; Melatonin receptor

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; LUZINDOLE; MAGNESIUM ION; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUNLIGHT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042379722     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00614-3     Document Type: Article

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