Cortical development: With an eye on neurotrophins

Current Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-133

  Ghosh, Anirvan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0030079630     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00442-6     Document Type: Article

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