Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor potentiate excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat visual cortex

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 498, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Carmignoto, Giorgio ^a,b   Pizzorusso, Tommaso ^a   Tia, Sutthichai ^a   Vicini, Stefano ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0031028559     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021848     Document Type: Article

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