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<abstract xmlns="http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0">In the present chapter several aspects of kainic acid action on the rat brain&#13;
structure were presented. Specifically, using histological, electronmicroscopical&#13;
and two-photon microscopical approaches, we elucidated:&#13;
(i) The pyramidal and interneuron cell loss in different layers of&#13;
hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas as a result of kainic acid-induced status&#13;
epilepticus; (ii) The ultrastructure of neurons, synapses, glial cells andneuropil of hippocampal CA1 area provoked by kainic acid-induced&#13;
status epilepticus; (iii) The effect of different concentrations of kainic&#13;
acid on dendritic spine motility of living hippocampal neuron at the&#13;
different stages of development; (iv) The effect of different&#13;
concentrations of kainic acid on the density of various types of spines&#13;
(filopodia, mushroom and stubby spines, alongated, enlarged or thin&#13;
formes with head or without) in living hippocampal neuron at different&#13;
stages of development. In all cases several modifications were revealed.&#13;
Possible consequences of such modifications are discussed.</abstract>
