BDNF in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 135-143

  Woo, N H ^a   Lu, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity dependent; BDNF; Hippocampus; Learning; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Memory; Neurotrophins; Plasmin; ProBDNF; Synaptic plasticity; TPA; Trk receptors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882865847     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00829-9     Document Type: Chapter

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