Rat Kainic Acid Model Provides Unexpected Insight into an Emerging Epilepsy Syndrome in Sea Lions

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Journal Epilepsy Curr

Publisher Sage Publications

Date 2009 Oct 15

PMID 19826507

Citations 2

Authors

John S Ramsdell

Carl E Stafstrom

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