Silent synapses in the developing rat visual cortex: Evidence for postsynaptic expression of synaptic plasticity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 8863-8874

  Rumpel, Simon ^a   Hatt, Hanns ^a   Gottmann, Kurt ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Glutamate concentration; NMDA receptor; Silent synapses; Synapse development; Synaptic plasticity; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0032212201     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-08863.1998     Document Type: Article

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