The Neurosteroid Environment in the Hippocampus Exerts Bi-Directional Effects on Seizure Susceptibility in Mice

    September 2008 in “ Brain Research ”
    Katherine R. Gililland-Kaufman, Michelle A. Tanchuck, Matthew M. Ford … Deborah A. Finn
    Studysummary Neurosteroids in the brain can increase or decrease seizure risk in mice.
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