Region- and pattern-specific effects of glutamate uptake blockers on epileptiform activity in rat brain slices

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 118-126

  Bertsche, A ^a,b   Bruehl, C ^a   Pietz, J ^a   Draguhn, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DHK; Epileptiform activity; Glutamate uptake blockers; TBOA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIHYDROKAINIC ACID; GLUTAMATE UPTAKE BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PENICILLIN G; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; THREO BETA BENZYLOXYASPARTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GLIA CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASPARTIC ACID; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 75849134262     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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