Time-dependent changes in learning ability and induction of long-term potentiation in the lithium-pilocarpine-induced epileptic mouse model

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 448-454

  Zhang, Yue ^a,b   Cai, Guo En ^b   Yang, Qian ^a   Lu, Qin Chi ^b   Li, Sheng Tian ^a   Ju, Gong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Contextual fear memory; Learning deficits; Lithium chloride; Long term potentiation; Pilocarpine; Status epilepticus; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FACILITATION; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEAR; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LITHIUM; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; PILOCARPINE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952240566     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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