Acute blockade of nitric oxide synthesis induces disorganization and amplifies lesion-induced plasticity in the rat retinotectal projection

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-381

  Campello Costa, P ^a,b   Fosse, A M ^a   Ribeiro, J C ^a   Paes de Carvalho, R ^a   Serfaty, C A ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical period; Nitric oxide; Retinal lesion; Synaptic plasticity; Uncrossed retinotectal projection

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; AXONS; CITRULLINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0034666604     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4695(20000915)44:4<371::AID-NEU1>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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