Activation of a calcium-activated cation current during epileptiform discharges and its possible role in sustaining seizure-like events in neocortical slices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 862-872

  Schiller, Yitzhak ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; CATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; FLUFENAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FLUORESCENCE; ION CURRENT; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FLUFENAMIC ACID; ION CHANNELS; NEOCORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3142714426     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00972.2003     Document Type: Article

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