Epilepsy Research
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 105-113 , March 1996

Age dependence of NMDA receptor involvement in epileptiform activity in rat hippocampal slices

  • Carl Wang
    • ,
  • Frances E. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Enders 260, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Tel.: (617) 355-8439; fax: (617) 738-1542.

Received 20 July 1995 ,Revised 26 September 1995 ,Accepted 2 October 1995.

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