Circuit reorganization in Ara-C-treated cerebellar cultures chronically exposed to picrotoxin

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-54

  Seil, F J ^a   Drake Baumann, R ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Neuronal activity; Purkinje cells; Sprouting; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENDRITIC SPINE; GRANULE CELL; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0029670359     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-5748(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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