Glutamatergic alterations in the cortex of genetic absence epilepsy rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In absence epilepsy, the neuronal hyper-excitation and hyper-synchronization, which induce spike and wave discharges in a cortico-thalamic loop are suspected to be due to an imbalance between GABA and glutamate (GLU) neurotransmissio...

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Main Authors: Didier-Bazes Marianne, Belin Marie-Françoise, Denoroy Luc, Parrot Sandrine, Touret Monique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/8/69