Extracellular field potential recordings were used to study the effects of the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) carbamazepine (CBZ), phenytoin (PHT), phenobarbital (PhB) and valproic acid (VPA) on the epileptiform activity evoked by 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, 50 microM) in the CA3 subfield of rat hippocampal
The effects of anticonvulsant agents on 4-aminopyridine induced epileptiform activity in rat hippocampus in vitro
โ Scribed by Wayne D. Yonekawa; Izet M. Kapetanovic; Harvey J. Kupferberg
- Book ID
- 108022857
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 784 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-1211
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