Ephrin-As and patterned retinal activity act together in the development of topographic maps in the primary visual system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 50, 2006, Pages 12873-12884

  Pfeiffenberger, Cory ^a   Yamada, Jena ^a   Feldheim, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterograde labeling; Axon guidance; Development; Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus; Ephrin; Retina; Retinogeniculate; Retinotectal; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN A3; EPHRIN A5; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENICULATE BODY; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; EPHRIN-A2; EPHRIN-A5; EPHRINS; GENICULATE BODIES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RETINA; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 33845604735     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3595-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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