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Tim Lyckenvik1,2, Julia Izsak1, Erik Arthursson1

  • 1Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 11, 413 90, Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Scientific Reports
|March 19, 2026
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Keywords:
Cell culture mediaExtracellular ion concentrationsMicroelectrode arrays (MEAs)Seizure-like activityiPSC-derived neurons

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