title: The action of neurotrophins in the development and plasticity of the visual cortex.
abstract: Nerve growth factor (NGF) and the other members of the NGF gene family have been extensively characterized as neurotrophic factors. Recently a modulatory action of these neurotrophic factors on synapse efficacy has emerged. The developing visual system has provided a convenient model to test the role of neurotrophins on neural plasticity in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Scuola Normale Superiore and C.N.R., Istituto di Neurofisiologia, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cellerino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maffei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors