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. 2009 Mar-Apr;9(2):55-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2008.01291.x.

Arresting a seizure by dropping a little Acid

Jong M Rho
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Arresting a seizure by dropping a little Acid

Jong M Rho. Epilepsy Curr. 2009 Mar-Apr.
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  • Seizure termination by acidosis depends on ASIC1a.
    Ziemann AE, Schnizler MK, Albert GW, Severson MA, Howard MA 3rd, Welsh MJ, Wemmie JA. Ziemann AE, et al. Nat Neurosci. 2008 Jul;11(7):816-22. doi: 10.1038/nn.2132. Epub 2008 Jun 8. Nat Neurosci. 2008. PMID: 18536711 Free PMC article.

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