kindling

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Increase of epileptogenic activities as a result of repeated, longer-lasting subthreshold brain stimulation, e.g., with electrical stimuli.
Note: Kindling is used in models to study the development of seizures and epilepsy, and also for studying withdrawal phenomena.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 877 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'kindling' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11843 RIS BibTex EndNote
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