Endogenous neurosteroids modulate epileptogenesis in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy

June 2006 in “ Experimental Neurology ”

Giuseppe Biagini, Enrica Baldelli, Daniela Longo, Luca Pradelli, I. Zini, Michael A. Rogawski, Massimo Avoli

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