Kainate administered to adult zebrafish causes seizures similar to those in rodent models

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1252-1255

  Alfaro, Juan M ^a   Ripoll Gómez, Jorge ^a   Burgos, Javier S ^a  

^a NEURON BPh   (Spain)

Author keywords

Convulsant; DNQX; Epilepsy; MK 801

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SEIZURES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 79953274873     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07622.x     Document Type: Article

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