A chronic histopathological and electrophysiological analysis of a rodent hypoxic-ischemic brain injury model and its use as a model of epilepsy

Neuroscience

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 943-961

  Williams, P A ^a   Dudek, F E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

epilepsy; epileptiform bursts; population spikes; recurrent excitation; sprouting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOXIA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLUTAMATES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; MALE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTOLYSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 36248970603     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.07.067     Document Type: Article

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