Retinogeniculate axons undergo eye-specific segregation in the absence of eye-specific layers

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 5259-5264

  Muir Robinson, Gianna ^a   Hwang, Bryan J ^b   Feller, Maria B ^a,c  

^a NEUROBIOLOGY SECTION   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye specific layers; Nicotinic receptor subunits; Retinal waves; Retinogeniculate segregation; Spontaneous activity; Visual system development

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MOUSE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINOGENICULATE AXON; THALAMUS;

EID: 0036662767     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-13-05259.2002     Document Type: Article

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