Presynaptic modulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity by brain- derived neurotrophic factor in the developing hippocampus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 6830-6839

  Gottschalk, Wolfram ^a   Pozzo Miller, Lucas D ^b   Figurov, Alexander ^a   Lu, Bai ^a  

^a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Hippocampus; LTP; Plasticity; Presynaptic; Synaptic fatigue

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 17344369060     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-17-06830.1998     Document Type: Article

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