Neuronal regulation: A mechanism for synaptic pruning during brain maturation

Neural Computation

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2061-2080

  Chechik, Gal ^a   Meilijson, Isaac ^a   Ruppin, Eytan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033570801     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976699300016089     Document Type: Article

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