The course of cellular alterations associated with the development of spontaneous seizures after status epilepticus

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 135, Issue , 2002, Pages 53-65

  Dudek, F Edward ^a   Hellier, Jennifer L ^b   Williams, Philip A ^a   Ferraro, Damien J ^a   Staley, Kevin J ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN INJURY; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

EID: 18744396049     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)35007-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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