Developmental modulation of synaptic transmission by acetylcholine in the primary visual cortex

Brain Research

Volumn 1095, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-50

  Kuczewski, Nicola ^a   Aztiria, Eugenio ^a   Domenici, Luciano ^a,b,c  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Cholinesterase; Synaptic plasticity; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ATROPINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 33745011153     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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