Acute and long-term synaptic modulation by neurotrophins

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 146, Issue , 2004, Pages 135-150

  Lu, Bai ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Neuromuscular junction; Neurotrophins; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptic transmission; Synaptogenesis; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN;

CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0346219199     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(03)46010-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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