Homeostasis or channelopathy? Acquired cell type-specific ion channel changes in temporal lobe epilepsy and their antiepileptic potential

Neurons continuously adapt the expression and functionality of their ion channels. For example, exposed to chronic excitotoxicity, neurons homeostatically downscale their intrinsic excitability. In contrast, the ‘acquired channelopathy’ hypothesis suggests that proepileptic channel characteristics d...

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Main Authors: Jakob eWolfart, Debora eLaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00168/full