Aquaporin-4 and epilepsy

GLIA

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1203-1214

  Binder, Devin K ^a   Nagelhus, Erlend A ^b   Ottersen, Ole Petter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Potassium; Seizure; Transport; Water

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; DYSTROPHIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN COMPLEX; POTASSIUM; SYNTROPHIN;

EPILEPSY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIA; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 4; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 84862313281     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: 10981136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.22317     Document Type: Review

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