title: Cortical development: with an eye on neurotrophins.
abstract: Recent observations suggest that neurotrophins are involved in activity-dependent plasticity of the developing cerebral cortex. What molecular mechanisms underlie activity-dependent competition between axons for trophic factors?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors