Effects in vitro and in vivo of a gap junction blocker on epileptiform activities in a genetic model of absence epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-29

  Gigout, S ^a   Louvel, J ^a   Pumain, R ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; Carbenoxolone; GAERS; Gap junctions; Thalamocortical slices

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBENOXOLONE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ABSENCE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BATH; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXPERIMENTATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GENETIC MODEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECORDING; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPIKE WAVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBENOXOLONE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GAP JUNCTIONS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 33646008886     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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