Epilepsy Research
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , July 1998

Effect of a subconvulsant dose of kainic acid on thresholds for phenomena elicited by electrical stimulation of sensorimotor cortex in rats

Received 16 November 1997 ,Revised 30 March 1998 ,Accepted 30 March 1998.

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