Decrease in synaptic transmission can reverse the propagation direction of epileptiform activity in hippocampus in vivo

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1158-1164

  Feng, Zhouyan ^a,b   Durand, Dominique M ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; EGTAZIC ACID; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEASUREMENT; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGTAZIC ACID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PICROTOXIN; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14144250074     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00593.2004     Document Type: Article

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