Development and plasticity of the inhibitory neocortical circuitry with an emphasis on the rodent barrel field cortex: A review

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 470-478

  Micheva, K D ^a,b   Beaulieu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Electron microscopy; Immunocytochemistry; Stereology; Synapse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030739007     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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