Evidence for a role of the parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus in the control of epileptic seizures by the superior colliculus

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 141-145

  Nail Boucherie, Karine ^a   Lê Pham, Bich Thuy ^a   Gobaille, Serge ^a   Maitre, Michel ^a   Aunis, Dominique ^a   Depaulis, Antoine ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Absence epilepsy; Animal model; Control; Epilepsy; Microdialysis; Microinjections; Parafascicular nucleus; Substantia nigra; Superior colliculus; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; KAINIC ACID; PICROTOXIN;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS PARAFASCICULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 13144279262     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2005.30304.x     Document Type: Article

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