Developmental changes in GABAergic actions and seizure susceptibility in the rat hippocampus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 590-600

  Khazipov, Roustem ^a,b   Khalilov, Ilgam ^b   Tyzio, Roman ^b   Morozova, Elena ^b   Ben Ari, Yezekiel ^b   Holmes, Gregory L ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Inhibition; Neonate; Rat; Seizure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ARECAIDINE; BICUCULLINE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXCITATION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECORDING; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SLICE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1242272901     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2003.03152.x     Document Type: Article

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