Epilepsy Research
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 129-139 , 1 September 1998

Expression of GABAA receptor subunits in the hippocampus of the rat after kainic acid-induced seizures

  • G Sperk

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 5073710/3712; fax.: +43 512 5072868; e-mail: guenther.sperk@uibk.ac.at
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  • C Schwarzer
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  • K Tsunashima

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Department of Psychiatry, National Centre of Neurology and Psychology, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • S Kandlhofer

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