Osmotic Edema Rapidly Increases Neuronal Excitability Through Activation of NMDA Receptor-Dependent Slow Inward Currents in Juvenile and Adult Hippocampus

Cellular edema (cell swelling) is a principal component of numerous brain disorders including ischemia, cortical spreading depression, hyponatremia, and epilepsy. Cellular edema increases seizure-like activity in vitro and in vivo, largely through nonsynaptic mechanisms attributable to reduction of...

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Main Authors: Kelli Lauderdale, Thomas Murphy, Tina Tung, David Davila, Devin K. Binder, Todd A. Fiacco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:ASN Neuro
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759091415605115