Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase does not alter ocular dominance shifts in kitten visual cortex

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 494, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 511-517

  Reid, S N M ^a   Daw, N W ^a   Czepita, D ^a   Flavin, H J ^a   Sessa, W C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EYE DOMINANCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MONOCULAR DEPRIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029846155     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021509     Document Type: Article

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