Epilepsy and sodium channel gene mutations: Gain or loss of function?

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Yamakawa, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; GEFS +; SMEI; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; EPILEPSY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EPILEPSY; EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SEIZURES; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 13244271276     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200501190-00001     Document Type: Review

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