Epileptiform synchronization in the rat insular and perirhinal cortices in vitro

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3571-3582

  Sudbury, Jessica R ^a   Avoli, Massimo ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

opioid receptors; 4 aminopyridine; Epileptiform activity; Insular cortex; Low frequency stimulation; Perirhinal cortex

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULA; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE NET; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 36949034683     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05962.x     Document Type: Article

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