Vulnerability to seizures induced by potassium dyshomeostasis in the hippocampus in aged rats

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Takeda, Atsushi ^a   Sakurada, Naomi ^a   Kanno, Shingo ^a   Ando, Masaki ^a   Oku, Naoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Glutamate; Hippocampus; Microdialysis; Potassium; Seizure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; TENDON REFLEX;

RATTUS;

EID: 44449144371     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.54.37     Document Type: Article

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