Effects of retigabine on rhythmic synchronous activity of human neocortical slices

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 155-165

  Straub, H ^a   Kohling R ^a   Hohling J M ^a   Rundfeldt, C ^d   Tuxhorn, I ^b   Ebner, A ^b   Wolf, P ^b   Pannek, H ^c   Speckmann, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

^c Klinik fur Neurochirurgie   (Germany)

^d ASTA MEDICA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Epilepsy; Human slice; Low Mg2+; Spontaneous sharp waves

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; MAGNESIUM ION; OXCARBAZEPINE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; RETIGABINE; SULTIAME; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; CARBAMATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; NEOCORTEX; PHENYLENEDIAMINES;

EID: 18844476488     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(01)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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