Canadian association of neurosciences review: Postnatal development of the mammalian neocortex: Role of activity revisited

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-169

  Zhang, Zhong Wei ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN KINASE C; SEROTONIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CANADA; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EYE DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 33744935527     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100004911     Document Type: Review

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