Stability of brain neocortical slice seizure-like activity during low-magnesium exposure: Measurement and effect of artificial cerebrospinal fluid temperature

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-218

  Voss, Logan J ^a   Sleigh, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cortical slice; Seizure; Temperature; Viability

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SLICE; CELL VIABILITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; MICE; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77956740392     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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