Genetic Animal Models for Absence Epilepsy: A Review of the WAG/Rij Strain of Rats

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 635-655

  Coenen, A M L ^a   Van Luijtelaar, E L J M ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Genetic animal model; Review; WAG Rij rat

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 1,2 DIPHENYLETHYLAMINE; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ABECARNIL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; LORECLEZOLE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYTOIN; REMACEMIDE; SEROTONIN; SEX HORMONE; TIAGABINE; TRIMETHADIONE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZOLPIDEM;

ABSENCE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOTHERAPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, WISTAR; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345256499     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026179013847     Document Type: Review

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