Brain chimeras for the study of an avian model of genetic epilepsy: structures involved in sound and light-induced seizures.

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(95)00038-r

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Brain chimeras for the study of an avian model of genetic epilepsy: structures involved in sound and light-induced seizures.

Brain research - 27 Mar 1995

Fadlallah N, Guy N, Teillet M A, Schuler B, Le Douarin N M, Naquet R, Batini C

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The epileptic homozygotes of the Fayoumi strain of chickens (Fepi) are affected by photogenic reflex epilepsy with complete penetrance. Here we demonstrate that they are equally affected by audiogenic reflex epilepsy induced by intense sound stimulation. All the Fepi display sound-induced seizure...

Topics

Acoustic Stimulation
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Brain
Chick Embryo
Chickens
Chimera
Disease Models, Animal
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy
Mutation
Myoclonus
Photic Stimulation

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