Detection of electrophysiological indicators of neurotoxicity in human and rat brain slices by a three-dimensional microelectrode array

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 579-589

  Köhling, Rüdiger ^a,d   Melani, Raffaella ^b   Koch, Uwe ^a   Speckmann, Erwin Josef ^a   Koudelka Hep, Milena ^c   Thiébaud, Pierre ^c   Balestrino, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Endpoint; Human; In vitro; Kainic acid; Microelectrode array; Neurotoxicity; Rat; Trimethyltin

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID; TRIMETHYLTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 31444457076     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290503300613     Document Type: Article

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