Epilepsy Research
Volume 77, Issue 2 , Pages 85-92 , December 2007

Effects of rapamycin on gene expression, morphology, and electrophysiological properties of rat hippocampal neurons

  • Stephan Rüegg

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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  • Marianna Baybis

      Affiliations

    • PENN Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Hal Juul

      Affiliations

    • PENN Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Marc Dichter

      Affiliations

    • PENN Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Peter B. Crino

      Affiliations

    • PENN Epilepsy Center and Department of Neurology and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Neurology, 3 West Gates Building., 3400 Spruce Street, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Tel.: +1 215 349 5312.

Received 14 December 2006 ,Revised 10 September 2007 ,Accepted 12 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.09.009

Epilepsy Research
Volume 77, Issue 2 , Pages 85-92 , December 2007

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