Activation of NMDA receptors is necessary for the recovery of cortical binocularity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2700-2706

  Krahe, Thomas E ^a   Medina, Alexandre E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO LEVO 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOPENTANOIC; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FERRET; IMPLANTATION; MONOCULAR DEPRIVATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FERRETS; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; VALINE; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77952986499     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00442.2009     Document Type: Article

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