Inflammation enhances epileptogenesis in the developing rat brain

In many experimental systems, proinflammatory stimuli exhibit proconvulsant properties. There are also accumulating data suggesting that inflammation may contribute to epileptogenesis in experimental models as well as in humans. Using two different models (Lithium-pilocarpine induced-status epilepti...

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Main Authors: Stéphane Auvin, Andrey Mazarati, Don Shin, Raman Sankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996110002007