Two-stage, input-specific synaptic maturation in a nucleus essential for vocal production in the zebra finch

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 9107-9116

  Stark, Laura L ^a   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Neural plasticity; NMDA receptor; Song learning; Songbird; Synaptic maturation

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0033570356     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-20-09107.1999     Document Type: Article

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