Changes in input strength and number are driven by distinct mechanisms at the retinogeniculate synapse

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 942-950

  Lin, David J ^a,b   Kang, Erin ^a   Chen, Chinfei ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical period; Synapse development; Synaptic plasticity; Thalamus; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; HOMEOSTASIS; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINOGENICULATE SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE; VISION; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL INFORMATION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENICULATE BODY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GENICULATE BODIES; HOMEOSTASIS; INTERNEURONS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPSES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84902319882     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00175.2014     Document Type: Article

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