Neonatal estradiol stimulation prevents epilepsy in arx model of X-linked infantile spasms syndrome

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 220, 2014, Pages

  Olivetti, Pedro R ^a   Maheshwari, Atul ^a   Noebels, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL POPULATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; INFANTILE SPASM; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

AICARDI SYNDROME; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; SPASM; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84893423076     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007231     Document Type: Article

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