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<abstract xmlns="http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0">Quantitative analysis of the main cells and interneurons in different layers and fields of Ammon’s horn,&#13;
the hilus, and dentate gyrus was performed two weeks and one month after kindling, i.e., specific electri-&#13;
cal stimulation of the ventral hippocampus. At both experimental time points, cells numbers were signif-&#13;
icantly decreased at all levels of the areas studied except the marginal layer of field CA4. Thus, in this&#13;
model of experimental epilepsy, the process of epileptogenesis involved both interneurons and main cells&#13;
in the hippocampus. The possible reorganization of intrahippocampal circuits and their involvement in the&#13;
increased excitability characteristic of epilepsy are discussed.</abstract>
