The action of neurotrophins in the development and plasticity of the visual cortex

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-63

  Cellerino, Alessandro ^a,b   Maffei, Lamberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAT; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029951866     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(96)00008-1     Document Type: Review

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