Synapse maturation is enhanced in the binocular region of the retinocollicular map prior to eye opening
Furman M, Crair MC. Synapse maturation is enhanced in the binocular region of the retinocollicular map prior to eye opening. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2012, 107: 3200-3216. PMID: 22402661, PMCID: PMC3774562, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00943.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior colliculusLateral superior colliculusMedial superior colliculusEye openingP6-7Synaptic strengthBinocular interactionEye-specific segregationPatch-clamp recordingsRetinocollicular synapsesIpsilateral eyeNeonatal miceSlice preparationSynaptic basisMonocular enucleationDendritic arborsSynapse maturationTarget neuronsRetinal axonsDendritic branchingRetinocollicular mapSynaptic connectivityPostsynaptic partnersBinocular competitionSynapse development