Effects of AWD 140-190 on stimulus-induced field potentials and on different patterns of epileptiform activity induced by low calcium or low magnesium in rat entorhinal cortex hippocampal slices

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-69

  Armand, V ^a   Rundfeldt, C ^b   Heinemann, U ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Arzneimittelwerk Dresden GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Late recurrent discharges; Recurrent short discharges; Seizure like events

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM ION; DIZOCILPINE; MAGNESIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAGNESIUM; MORPHOLINES; POTASSIUM; PROLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0343907144     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(97)00066-1     Document Type: Article

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