Unravelling the development of the visual cortex: Implications for plasticity and repair

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-468

  Bourne, James A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arealization; Cortical lesions; Extrastriate areas; Human; Neocortex; Non human primate; Primary visual cortex

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MATURATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; EPHRINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOCORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PRIMATES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

PRIMATES;

EID: 77956493609     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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