Development and activity-dependent expression of neuronal marker proteins in organotypic cultures of rat visual cortex

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-48

  Kierstein, Gerold ^a   Obst, Kirstin ^a   Wahle, Petra ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blockade of spontaneous activity; Differentiation; In vitro; Ontogeny; Protein blot; Striate cortex

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NEUROMODULIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRIATE CORTEX; TISSUE CULTURE; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029876882     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(95)00206-5     Document Type: Article

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