Mechanisms for regulating synaptic efficiency in the visual cortex

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 179-184

  Friedlander, M J ^a   Harsanyi, K ^a   Kara, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult plasticity; Hebbian synapse; Long term potentiation; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptors; Synchrony; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0030482093     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(97)81420-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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