The role of activity in the development of long-range horizontal connections in area 17 of the ferret

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 7253-7269

  Ruthazer, Edward S ^a   Stryker, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

area 17; cholera toxin; cortical maps; CTB gold; development; ferret; horizontal connections; orientation; visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRET; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0029803142     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-22-07253.1996     Document Type: Article

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