Performance of kainate-treated rats on the passive avoidance test.

<p>The y-axis represents the mean (±SEM) step-through latencies during training trial as well as on the retention trial given 24 h later. Note that rats which did not show behavioral signs of status epilepticus following the treatment with kainate (no-BSE group) showed lower retention scores than did control rats. In contrast, rats that had experienced behavioral status epilepticus (BSE group) showed increased baseline entry latency, but appeared normal on the retention test. *<i>p</i><0.05 vs. control group.