Zh Vyssh Nerv Deyat+
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Zh Vyssh Nerv Deyat+ · Jan 1998
Comparative Study[Audiogenic seizures in rats of different genetic strains].
The temporal parameters of audiogenic seizures were compared in rats of different genetic strains (KM, Wistar, WAG/Rij, and GK). The probability of the origin of audiogenic fits was defined in each of the strains. It was found out that in Wistar, WAG/Rij, and GK rats the audiogenic fits developed as a double-wave pattern. ⋯ Frequency spectra were compared of different kinds of stimuli applied for the audiogenic testing. Seizures were more easily provoked by the ultrasound signals with a complex structure. The resemblance is discussed between such signals and the natural communicative acoustic signals of rats as well as a possible role of emotional factor in the development of the audiogenic seizures.