Fos expression during the critical period in visual cortex: Differences between normal and dark reared cats

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 264-269

  Mower, George D ^a   Kaplan, Irina V ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Immediate early gene; Neuronal plasticity; Visual development; Visual pathway

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REARING; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033524782     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00333-7     Document Type: Article

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