Cortically induced thalamic plasticity in the primate somatosensory system

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 226-229

  Ergenzinger, E R ^a   Glasier, M M ^a   Hahm, J O ^b   Pons, T P ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND; MACACA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEEDBACK; HAND; MACACA MULATTA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032107416     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/673     Document Type: Article

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