Epilepsy Research
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 34-48 , 1 September 1998

Immunocytochemical investigation on dysplastic human tissue from epileptic patients

  • Roberto Spreafico

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, National Neurological Institute `C. Besta', via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Experimental Neurophysiology and Epileptology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico `Carlo Besta', Via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milano, Italy. Tel.: +39 2 2394242; fax: +39 2 70600775; e-mail: spreafico.besta@interbusiness.it
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  • Basile Pasquier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurosurgery, CHU, INSERM-U318, Grenoble, France
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  • Lorella Minotti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurosurgery, CHU, INSERM-U318, Grenoble, France
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  • Rita Garbelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, National Neurological Institute `C. Besta', via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milano, Italy
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  • Philippe Kahane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurosurgery, CHU, INSERM-U318, Grenoble, France
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  • Sylvie Grand

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurosurgery, CHU, INSERM-U318, Grenoble, France
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  • Alim L Benabid

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurosurgery, CHU, INSERM-U318, Grenoble, France
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  • Laura Tassi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epilepsy Surgery, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
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  • Giuliano Avanzini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, National Neurological Institute `C. Besta', via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milano, Italy
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  • Giorgio Battaglia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurophysiology, National Neurological Institute `C. Besta', via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milano, Italy
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  • Claudio Munari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epilepsy Surgery, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

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Epilepsy Research
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