Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 165-172 , April 2010

Oxidative stress mediates hippocampal neuron death in rats after lithium–pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus

  • Jinzhi Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Qianfoshan Hospital, Medical School of Shandong University, No. 66, Jingshi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250014, PR China
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  • Aihua Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Qianfoshan Hospital, Medical School of Shandong University, No. 66, Jingshi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250014, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 13791120819.
    • ,
  • Lili Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China
    • ,
  • Yanfei Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Qianfoshan Hospital, Medical School of Shandong University, No. 66, Jingshi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250014, PR China
    • ,
  • Ping Xue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Qianfoshan Hospital, Medical School of Shandong University, No. 66, Jingshi Road, Jinan, Shandong 250014, PR China
    • ,
  • Aijun Hao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China

Received 5 October 2009 ,Revised 12 January 2010 ,Accepted 15 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.01.010

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 165-172 , April 2010

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