Firing patterns and synchronization in nonsynaptic epileptiform activity: The effect of gap junctions modulated by potassium accumulation

Physical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Santos, D O C ^a   Rodrigues, A M ^b   De Almeida, A C G ^b   Dickman, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of so Joo Del Rei   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPILEPSY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POTASSIUM; RATS;

EID: 75649085339     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/6/4/046019     Document Type: Article

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