Rapid structural remodeling of thalamocortical synapses parallels experience-dependent functional plasticity in mouse primary visual cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 9670-9682

  Coleman, Jason E ^a   Nahmani, Marc ^c   Gavornik, Jeffrey P ^a   Haslinger, Robert ^a,b   Heynen, Arnold J ^a   Erisir, Alev ^c   Bear, Mark F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRODOTOXIN; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE DOMINANCE; EYELID CLOSURE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; REGENERATION; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 77954848916     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1248-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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