Problem of dural scarring in recording from awake, behaving monkeys: A solution using 5-fluorouracil

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1324-1332

  Spinks, R L ^a   Baker, S N ^c   Jackson, A ^a   Khaw, P T ^b   Lemon, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Anatomy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; DURA MATER; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MONKEY; MOTOR CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; WAKEFULNESS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CICATRIX; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUOROURACIL; HAPLORHINI; MICROELECTRODES;

EID: 0041315425     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00169.2003     Document Type: Article

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