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Deletion of the K(V)1.1 potassium channel causes epilepsy in mice.
Neuron - 1 Apr 1998
Smart S L, Lopantsev V, Zhang C L, Robbins C A, Wang H, Chiu S Y, Schwartzkroin P A, Messing A, Tempel B L
Abstract excerpt
Mice lacking the voltage-gated potassium channel alpha subunit, K(V)1.1, display frequent spontaneous seizures throughout adult life. In hippocampal slices from homozygous K(V)1.1 null animals, intrinsic passive properties of CA3 pyramidal cells are normal. However, antidromic action potentials a...
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