Tissue resistance changes and the profile of synchronized neuronal activity during ictal events in the low-calcium model of epilepsy

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 181-188

  Fox, John E ^a   Bikson, Marom ^a,b   Jefferys, John G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL SWELLING; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; POPULATION SPIKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEIZURE; SPIKE; TISSUE RESISTANCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 3042592569     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00123.2004     Document Type: Article

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