Spontaneous patterned retinal activity and the refinement of retinal projections

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 213-235

  Torborg, Christine L ^a,b   Feller, Marla B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Optic tectum; Retinal projection; Retinotopic map

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CELL ACTIVITY; CHICKEN; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; FROG; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GOLDFISH; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; MONITORING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; TURTLE; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CUES; GENICULATE BODIES; GROWTH CONES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 27744587844     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2005.09.002     Document Type: Review

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