Emerging role of gap junctions in epilepsy

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 253-259

  Nemani, V M ^a   Binder, Devin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Epilepsy; Gap junctions; Seizures; Very fast oscillations

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBENOXOLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 46; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN INHIBITOR; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HALOTHANE; MESSENGER RNA; OCTANOL; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPTIC ULCER; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; EPILEPSY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SEIZURES;

EID: 11144271430     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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