Tonic-clonic convulsions in meadow voles.

doi:10.1016/0031-9384(94)90227-5

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Tonic-clonic convulsions in meadow voles.

Physiology & behavior - 1 Oct 1994

Bronson F H, de la Rosa J

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Some meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) exhibit prolonged tonic-clonic convulsions, possibly epileptiform seizures, when handled or exposed to a strange environment. These convulsions are often preceded by a period of slow head shaking and/or stiff-legged hopping, but never by the explosively...

Topics

Acoustic Stimulation
Animals
Arousal
Arvicolinae
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
Female
Male
Mentha piperita
Models, Genetic
Odorants
Phenotype
Plant Oils
Reflex, Startle

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