S.H and W.S. equally contributed to this work.
Astrocytes in the hippocampus of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy display changes in potassium conductances
Article first published online: 21 APR 2002
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00104.x
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Hinterkeuser, S., Schröder, W., Hager, G., Seifert, G., Blümcke, I., Elger, C. E., Schramm, J. and Steinhäuser, C. (2000), Astrocytes in the hippocampus of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy display changes in potassium conductances. European Journal of Neuroscience, 12: 2087–2096. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00104.x
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S.H and W.S. equally contributed to this work.
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- Article first published online: 21 APR 2002
- Received 18 November 1999, revised 13 March 2000, accepted 15 March 2000
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