K+-Channel Openers Suppress Epileptiform Activities Induced by 4-Aminopyridine in Cultured Rat Hippocampal Neurons

K+ channels are key modulators of neuronal excitability, and mutations in certain types of these channels are known to cause epileptic seizures. Activation of K+ channels is reported to suppress epileptic discharge; however, the types of K+-channel openers that are most effective as anti-epileptic a...

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Main Authors: Kiyoaki Kobayashi, Yukio Nishizawa, Kohei Sawada, Hiroo Ogura, Masayuki Miyabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319313258