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The Role Of Inhibitory Interneurons In A Model Od Developmental Epilepsy, Patrick James Wolfgang
The Role Of Inhibitory Interneurons In A Model Od Developmental Epilepsy, Patrick James Wolfgang
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Epilepsy, defined by recurrent seizures, is the one of the most prevalent neurological disorders worldwide (World Health Organization 2007). While many forms of epilepsy are well-controlled by anti-epileptogenic medications, a significant portion of patients have intractable, i.e. untreatable, seizures. The etiology of these seizures is varied, but a significant cause, particularly for patients with intractable epilepsy is developmental malformation. In these cases, an error or interruption during the development of the neocortex produces a structural alteration. Such patients may have other neurological problems, but seizures are the most common symptom. The neuronal mechanisms that link malformation and cortical hyperexcitability are …
Analysis Of Mouse Eklf/Klf2 E9.5 Double Knockout: Yolk Sac Morphology And Embryonic Erythroid Maturation, Tina Kathy Lung
Analysis Of Mouse Eklf/Klf2 E9.5 Double Knockout: Yolk Sac Morphology And Embryonic Erythroid Maturation, Tina Kathy Lung
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Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are a family of transcription factors with 3 Cys2/His2 zinc fingers that regulate cell differentiation and developmental processes. EKLF is involved in primitive and definitive erythropoiesis; KLF2 is implicated in the development of primitive erythroid and endothelial cells of the vasculature. Using light and electron microscopy, the yolk sacs and dorsal aortae from EKLF/KLF2 double knockout (KO) E9.5 (embryonic day 9.5) were examined to determine whether these KLFs have compensatory functions in morphology of blood cells and vessels. EKLF/KLF2 double KO E9.5 erythroid, endothelial, and mesothelial cells had more severely abnormal morphology than WT and KLF2-/-. Flow …