Epilepsy Research
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 211-220 , February 1998

Attenuation of kindling-induced decreases in NT-3 mRNA by thyroid hormone depletion

  • Su-Yong Kim

      Affiliations

    • Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    • ,
  • Mark A Smith

      Affiliations

    • Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    • ,
  • Robert M Post

      Affiliations

    • Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey B Rosen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +1 302 8314209; fax: +1 302 8313645; e-mail: jrosen@udel.edu

Received 30 May 1997 ,Revised 26 August 1997 ,Accepted 23 September 1997.

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Epilepsy Research
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 211-220 , February 1998

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