Astrocytes and epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2010, Pages 53-

  Clasadonte, Jerome ^a   Haydon, Philip G ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Calcium signaling; Epilepsy; GABAA; Glutamine synthetase; Inhibition; Reactive astrocyte; Seizures

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CELL TYPE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 78650389592     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02839.x     Document Type: Article

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