Epilepsy Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 55-70 , February 1996

Anticonvulsant drug effects on spontaneous thalamocortical rhythms in vitro: Phenytoin, carbamazepine, and phenobarbital

  • Yun-Fu Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV Comprehensive Epilepsy Institute of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Douglas A. Coulter

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, P.O. Box 980599, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23298-0599, USA. Tel.: (804) 828-3392; fax: (804) 828-6373
    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV Comprehensive Epilepsy Institute of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Received 1 March 1995 ,Accepted 24 August 1995.

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