Age- and species-dependent maturation of synaptic transmission in the superficial superior colliculus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3155-3162

  White, A M ^a   Platt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albino; Guinea pig; Long term potentiation; Rat; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MELANIN;

AGE; ALBINISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EYE; GUINEA PIG; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GUINEA PIGS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; ORGAN CULTURE; PIGMENTATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033797678     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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