The contribution of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors to lesion-induced plasticity in the vestibular nucleus

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 517-531

  Smith, Paul F ^a   Darlington, Cynthia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROBIOLOGY; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; EAR, INNER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0030670506     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(97)00038-5     Document Type: Review

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