Synaptic biology of barrel cortex circuit assembly

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 156-164

  Vitali, Ilaria ^a   Jabaudon, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barrel cortex; Critical period; Neuronal activity; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CAUTERIZATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DENDRITE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC EFFICACY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INNERVATION; NERVE TRACT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 84908664277     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.07.009     Document Type: Review

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