Seizure-induced basal dendrites on granule cells

Charles E. Ribak, Lee A. Shapiro, Xiao Xin Yan, Khashayar Dashtipour, J. Victor Nadler, Andre Obenaus, Igor Spigelman, Paul S. Buckmaster

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Abstract

Seizure-induced hilar basal dendrites on dentate granule cells are observed in several rodent models of temporal lobe epilepsy. Ultrastructural evidence showed that basal dendrites receive predominantly excitatory synapses, including many from mossy fibers. Such highly interconnected granule cells with basal dendrites are suggested to enhance hyperexcitability within the dentate network. For an expanded treatment of this topic see Jasper's Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies, Fourth Edition (Noebels JL, Avoli M, Rogawski MA, Olsen RW, Delgado-Escueta AV, eds) published by Oxford University Press (available on the National Library of Medicine Bookshelf [NCBI] at).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43
Number of pages1
JournalEpilepsia
Volume51
Issue numberSUPPL. 5
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

Keywords

  • Astrocytes
  • Doublecortin
  • Electron microscopy
  • Epilepsy
  • Excitation
  • Neurogenesis
  • Neuroplasticity

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