Glutamine induces epileptiform discharges in superficial layers of the medial entorhinal cortex from pilocarpine-treated chronic epileptic rats in vitro

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 849-858

  Sandow, Nora ^a,c   Zahn, Robert K ^a   Gabriel, Siegrun ^a   Heinemann, Uwe ^a   Lehmann, Thomas Nicolas ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Helios Clinics Bad Saarow   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entorhinal cortex; Epileptiform discharges; Glutamine; Pilocarpine model; Slice preparation

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; GLUTAMINE; METHYLAMINOISOBUTYRIC ACID; PILOCARPINE; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECURRENT DISEASE;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AMINOISOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMINE; MALE; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 63849107992     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01973.x     Document Type: Article

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