NGF prevents the changes induced by monocular deprivation during the critical period in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 706, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 318-322

  Yan, Hong Qu ^a   Mazow, Malcolm L ^a   Dafny, Nachum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Critical period; Hooded rat; Monocular deprivation; Nerve growth factor; Visual evoked response

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRIATE CORTEX; VISUAL DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0030024025     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01331-8     Document Type: Article

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