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clonic state

clo·nic state

(klon'ik stāt)

Movement marked by repetitive muscle contractions and relaxations in rapid succession.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

clo·nic state

(klon'ik stāt)

Movement marked by repetitive muscle contractions and relaxations in rapid succession.

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Additionally, we observed that mice possessing constitutively active mutant (CAM) [[alpha].sub.1A]ARs produced a significantly greater latency to myclonic jerk and tonic clonic state compared to wild-type in flurothyl-induced seizures.

[[alpha].sub.1A] adrenergic receptor activation attenuates hippocampal epileptiform activity and increases seizure resistance in mice. (Graduate Communications in the A. Roger Denison competition

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