Increased excitatory synaptic activity and local connectivity of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells in rats with kainate-induced epilepsy

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1366-1373

  Shao, Li Rong ^a   Dudek, F Edward ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXCITATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NERVE NET; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 4143154065     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00131.2004     Document Type: Article

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