Experimental down-regulation of the NMDA channel associated with synapse pruning

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1096-1107

  Hickmott, Peter W ^a   Constantine Paton, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030811980     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.1096     Document Type: Article

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