Epilepsy Research
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 177-186 , May 1998

Intracortical functional heterogeneity in area striate during penicillin-induced spikes in rabbits

Received 16 August 1997 ,Revised 30 October 1997 ,Accepted 14 December 1997.

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Epilepsy Research
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