NMDA receptor-mediated refinement of a transient retinotectal projection during development requires nitric oxide

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 229-235

  Ernst, Alan F ^a   Wu, Hope H ^a   El Fakahany, Esam E ^b   McLoon, Steven C ^a,b  

^a Dept of Cell Biol and Neuroanatomy ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick; Neuronal development; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; NMDA receptor; Pattern formation; Retina; Tectum

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION;

EID: 0032960178     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-01-00229.1999     Document Type: Article

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