MAPK cascade signalling and synaptic plasticity

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-183

  Thomas, Gareth M ^a   Huganir, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1342289413     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrn1346     Document Type: Review

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