Effects of nifedipine on rhythmic synchronous activity of human neocortical slices

Neuroscience

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 445-452

  Straub, H ^a   Hohling J M ^a   Kohling R ^a   Lucke A ^a   Tuxhorn, I ^b   Ebner, A ^b   Wolf, P ^b   Pannek, H ^c   Oppel, F ^c   Speckmann, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

^c Klinik fur Neurochirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Dihydropyridine; Epilepsy; low Mg2+; Spontaneous sharp waves

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NIFEDIPINE;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KINDLING; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IN VITRO; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNESIUM; NEOCORTEX; NIFEDIPINE; PERIODICITY;

EID: 0342844466     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00318-3     Document Type: Article

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