Neo-Timm staining in the thalamus of chronically epileptic rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1677-1682

  Hamani, C ^a   de Paulo, I ^a   Mello, L E A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Midline thalamus; Nucleus reuniens; Pilocarpine; Sprouting; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PILOCARPINE; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EFFERENT NERVE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STAINING; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27944479672     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005001100016     Document Type: Article

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