Developmental synaptic plasticity at the thalamocortical input to barrel cortex: Mechanisms and roles

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-502

  Daw, Michael I ^a   Scott, Helen L ^a   Isaac, John T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Critical period; Glutamate; Kainate receptor; LTD; LTP; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE;

BRAIN CORTEX; CELL MATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33947591747     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2007.01.001     Document Type: Review

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