title: A kinase with a vision: Role of ERK in the synaptic plasticity of the visual cortex.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroscience CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Gian Michele
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ratto
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pizzorusso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D003423:Critical Period, Psychological; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D023882:Dominance, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3