The Acute Anticonvulsant Effects of Deoxycorticosterone in Developing Rats: Role of Metabolites and Mineralocorticoid-Receptor Responses

November 2005 in “ Epilepsia ”

Heather E. Edwards, Sutha Vimal, W. McIntyre Burnham

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