Epileptogenic activity of granulomas associated with murine cysticercosis

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 532-536

  Stringer, Janet L ^a,b   Marks, LaToia M ^a   White Jr , A Clinton ^a   Robinson, Prema ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Granuloma; Hippocampus; Neurocysticercosis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; KAINIC ACID; PICROTOXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SPLEEN CELL; TAENIA CRASSICEPS;

EID: 0141448994     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4886(03)00179-1     Document Type: Article

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