Excitability of CA1 neurons in the model of malformation-associated epilepsy

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1639-1642

  Choi, In Sun ^a   Cho, Jin Hwa ^a   Kim, Ji Hyun ^a   Jung, Sung Cherl ^a   Bae, Yong Chul ^a   Lee, Maan Gee ^b   Choi, Byung Ju ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dysplasia; Epilepsy; Heterotopia; Hippocampus; Pyramidal cell

Indexed keywords

METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DYSPLASIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALFORMATION ASSOCIATED EPILEPSY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECORDING; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE; NEURONS; POTASSIUM ACETATE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 3242762110     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000133073.85538.d2     Document Type: Article

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