Cytomegalic interneurons: A new abnormal cell type in severe pediatric cortical dysplasia

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-504

  André, Véronique M ^a   Wu, Nanping ^a   Yamazaki, Irene ^a   Nguyen, Snow T ^a   Fisher, Robin S ^a   Vinters, Harry V ^a   Mathern, Gary W ^a   Levine, Michael S ^a   Cepeda, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Cytomegalic; Dysplastic cells; Epilepsy; Inhibition; Interneurons

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL TYPE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; CYTOMEGALY; DENDRITE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEWBORN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTERNEURONS; MALE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34249863338     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000240473.50661.d8     Document Type: Article

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