Effects of antiepileptic drugs on hippocampal neurons coupled to micro-electrode arrays

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn , Issue NOV, 2013, Pages

  Colombi, Ilaria ^a   Mahajani, Sameehan ^a   Frega, Monica ^a,b   Gasparini, Laura ^a   Chiappalone, Michela ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Bursts; Carbamazepine; In vitro culture; Spikes; Valproate

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BURSTING ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISSOCIATED CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONAL CULTURE; MICROARRAY KIT; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RAT; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 84888101799     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2013.00010     Document Type: Article

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