Neurotrophins and the synapse

Neuroscientist

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-142

  Finkbeiner, Steven ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity dependent plasticity; BDNF; Hippocampus; LTP; NMDA receptor; Ras

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001001965     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849600200307     Document Type: Review

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