Epilepsy Research
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 81-87 , May 1997

Effects of single and repeated administration of sulthiame on amygdaloid kindled seizures in rats

  • Hong-Ki Song

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, 445 Gildong, Seoul 134-701, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 2242229; fax: +82 2 4738101.
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  • Koichi Hamada

      Affiliations

    • National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka., Japan
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  • Kazuichi Yagi

      Affiliations

    • National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka., Japan
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  • Masakazu Seino

      Affiliations

    • National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka., Japan

Received 22 April 1996 ,Revised 26 August 1996 ,Accepted 23 October 1996.

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Epilepsy Research
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 81-87 , May 1997

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