Neurosteroids And Epileptogenesis In The Pilocarpine Model: Evidence For A Relationship Between P450scc Induction And Length Of The Latent Period

    January 2009 in “ Epilepsia ”
    Giuseppe Biagini, Daniela Longo, Enrica Baldelli … Massimo Avoli
    Studysummary In this study, status epilepticus in rats induced P450scc in hippocampal glia, which was associated with a delayed onset of spontaneous seizures, while inhibiting neurosteroid synthesis accelerated seizure onset if P450scc was significantly increased.
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