Norepinephrine has been proposed to have both pro- and anticonvulsant properties. In the CA3 region of rat hippocampal slices, we studied the effects of norepinephrine and selective adrenergic agonists and antagonists on spontaneously occurring epileptiform discharges produced by either picrotoxin,
Simulation of epileptiform activity in the hippocampus using transputers
β Scribed by J.B. Willis; Y.C. Ge; H.V. Wheal
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 682 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0270
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