Visual cortex is rescued from the effects of dark rearing by overexpression of BDNF.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on September 26, 2003

Authors

Laura Gianfranceschi1, Rosita Siciliano, Jennifer Walls, Bernardo Morales, Alfredo Kirkwood, Z Josh Huang, Susumu Tonegawa, Lamberto Maffei

Author Affiliations

1: Scuola Normale Superiore and Istituto di Neuroscienze del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 56100 Pisa, Italy.

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