Epilepsy Research
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 151-161 , February 2010

Hippocampal damage after intra-amygdala kainic acid-induced status epilepticus and seizure preconditioning-mediated neuroprotection in SJL mice

  • Katsuhiro Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Eva M. Jimenez-Mateos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • ,
  • Satoshi Matsushima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Waro Taki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • David C. Henshall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 14028629; fax: +353 14022447.

Received 30 September 2009 ,Revised 20 October 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.10.012

Epilepsy Research
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 151-161 , February 2010

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