Intrinsic excitatory connections in the prefrontal cortex and the pathophysiology of schizophrenia

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 309-317

  Lewis, David A ^a   Gonzalez Burgos, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synapses; Horizontal axons; Pyramidal neurons; Synaptic pruning

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MONKEY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034661626     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00243-9     Document Type: Article

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