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Sensitivity to seizure-like activity in Drosophila following acute hypoxia and hypercapnia.
Brain research - 26 Feb 2010
Whelan Joseph, Burke Brian, Rice Audrey, Tong Marisa, Kuebler Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Human seizure disorders represent a heterogeneous collection of neuropathies, many of which are poorly understood. To investigate the etiology of seizure disorders, we have used a group of Drosophila mutants known as the bang-sensitive (BS) paralytics. The BS mutants exhibit seizure-like activity (SLA) following a wide variety of insults including mechanical shock, electrical shock, high frequency light and cold...
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