Exposure to light prior to hatching induces asymmetry of receptor binding in specific regions of the chick forebrain

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-90

  Johnston, A N B ^a,b   Bourne, R C ^b   Stewart, M G ^b   Rogers, L J ^a   Rose, S P R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMPA; Chick embryo; Development; Lateralization; MK 801; Muscimol

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; FOREBRAIN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHICK EMBRYO; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EYE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIGHT; MUSCIMOL; PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0030661895     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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