Histochemical and autoradiographic techniques were used to study mossy fiber sprouting which occurs in the hippocampus of kindled rats. In rats kindled by daily stimulation of amygdala or entorhinal cortex, the mossy fibers sprout to innervate the supragranular zone of fascia dentata; this synaptic reorganization was associated with a significant increase in the density of high-affinity kainic ...

Many animal models have been established to study the mechanisms leading to excitotoxicity. One of the more commonly used models is kainic acid (KA) induced excitotoxicity. Upon administration of KA in rodents, KA produces acute status epilepticus and neuronal damage. The aim of the study was to examine the morphologic alteration in the hippocampus of mature rats, after repeated KA administrati...