Pathogenesis of epilepsy: Challenges in animal models

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1119-1132

  Yin, Yow Hui ^a   Ahmad, Nurulumi ^a   Makmor Bakry, Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Animal models; Epileptogenesis; Pathogenesis of epilepsy; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CORTISTATIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GALANIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTIRELIN; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHANNELOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GENE MUTATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; KINDLING; LATENT PERIOD; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84887831184     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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