Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and its receptor changes in human temporal lobe epilepsy
de Lanerolle NC, Gunel M, Sundaresan S, Shen MY, Brines ML, Spencer DD. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and its receptor changes in human temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain Research 1995, 686: 182-193. PMID: 7583284, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00365-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe lesionsLobe epilepsySeizure focusLobe lesionsCA fieldsReceptor distributionHuman hippocampusHuman temporal lobe epilepsyIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal seizure focusHippocampal neuronal lossVasoactive intestinal polypeptideDentate molecular layerAutopsy hippocampiVIP immunoreactivityNeuronal lossIntestinal polypeptidePatient groupReceptor autoradiographyReceptor changesTLE patientsIntestinal peptideNeuronal numberAmmon's horn