Research Article

Effect of the Entorhinal Cortex on Ictal Discharges in Low-Mg2+-Induced Epileptic Hippocampal Slice Models

Table 1

Frequency and duration of low-Mg2+-induced epileptiform discharges in two slice models (mean ± SEM, ).

Frequency (Hz)Duration (interictal: ms/Ictal: s)
CA3aCA3bCA3cCA1DG

HP (interictal)0.23 ± 0.05184.9 ± 51.2 191.0 ± 41.2 176.7 ± 32.3 175.0 ± 37.7 151.3 ± 29.1
EC-HP (interictal)0.24 ± 0.04218.1 ± 20.6 222.4 ± 16.6 222.6 ± 11.3 211.4 ± 63.5 184.4 ± 18.8
EC-HP (ictal)0.004 ± 0.00114.6 ± 1.7 14.6 ± 1.3 14.5 ± 1.5 14.5 ± 1.4 14.6 ± 1.3

HP: hippocampal slices; EC-HP: combined EC-hippocampal slices.