Epilepsy Research
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 29-38 , June 1998

Epileptiform activity in supragranular and infragranular blocks of mouse neocortex

  • Alexander J.R Chesi

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Physiology, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 12, D-80336 Munich, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 5996242; fax: +49 89 5996214; e-mail: u7224ad@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
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  • Trevor W Stone

Received 2 January 1998 ,Revised 20 February 1998 ,Accepted 22 February 1998.

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