Cellular anatomy, physiology and epileptiform activity in the CA3 region of Dcx knockout mice: A neuronal lamination defect and its consequences

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-256

  Bazelot, Michael ^a,b,e   Simonnet, Jean ^a,b,e   Dinocourt, Céline ^a,b,e   Bruel Jungerman, Elodie ^b,c,d   Miles, Richard ^a,b   Fricker, Desdemona ^a,b   Francis, Fiona ^b,c,d  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d INSTITUT DU FER À MOULIN   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

CA3 region; Doublecortin; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Lamination defect; Migration disorder; Synaptic targeting

Indexed keywords

PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DOUBLECORTIN GENE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GENE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL MOSSY FIBER; INTERNEURON; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEURONAL LAMINATION DEFECT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84855944842     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07962.x     Document Type: Article

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