Neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in resected epileptic dysplastic neocortex: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 343-349

  González Martínez, Jorge A ^a   Möddel, Gabriel ^a   Ying, Zhong ^a   Prayson, Richard A ^a   Bingaman, William E ^a   Najm, Imad M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Cortical dysplasia; Epilepsy; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NOS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NOS2A PROTEIN, HUMAN; NR2B NMDA RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BRAIN CORTEX; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCLEROSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SCLEROSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649161889     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.6.17608     Document Type: Article

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