H.E. Scharfman

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• Morphometry of hilar ectopic granule cells in the rat
• Progressive, potassium-sensitive epileptiform activity in hippocampal area CA3 of pilocarpine-treated rats with recurrent seizures
• A rat model of epilepsy in women: A tool to study physiological interactions between endocrine systems and seizures
• Postnatal neurogenesis as a therapeutic target in temporal lobe epilepsy
• Modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in motor neurons and its electrophysiological effects
• Vascular endothelial growth factor is up-regulated after status epilepticus and protects against seizure-induced neuronal loss in hippocampus
• Acute and chronic responses to the convulsant pilocarpine in DBA/2J and A/J mice
• Changes in hippocampal function of ovariectomized rats after sequential low doses of estradiol to simulate the preovulatory estrogen surge
• Mossy cell axon synaptic contacts on ectopic granule cells that are born following pilocarpine-induced seizures
• Stereological methods reveal the robust size and stability of ectopic hilar granule cells after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in the adult rat
• Depression of synaptic transmission by vascular endothelial growth factor in adult rat hippocampus and evidence for increased efficacy after chronic seizures
• Mossy fibers are the primary source of afferent input to ectopic granule cells that are born after pilocarpine-induced seizures