Corrigendum to "Antiabsence effects of carbenoxolone in two genetic animal models of absence epilepsy (WAG/Rij rats and lh/lh mice)" (DOI:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.04.012);Antiabsence effects of carbenoxolone in two genetic animal models of absence epilepsy (WAG/Rij rats and lh/lh mice)

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 551-563

  Gareri, Pietro ^a   Condorelli, Daniele ^b   Belluardo, Natale ^c   Citraro, Rita ^a   Barresi, Vincenza ^b   Trovato Salinato, Angela ^b   Mudò, Giuseppa ^c   Ibbadu, Guido Ferreri ^a   Russo, Emilio ^a   De Sarro, Giovambattista ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absence seizures; Carbenoxolone; Connexin; Epilepsy; Gap junction; Lethargic mouse; WAG Rij rat

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC MODEL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 23844455699     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.04.003     Document Type: Erratum

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