2011
How do barrels form in somatosensory cortex?
Li H, Crair MC. How do barrels form in somatosensory cortex? Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1225: 119-129. PMID: 21534999, PMCID: PMC4700879, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06024.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Cortical Adenylyl Cyclase 1 Is Required for Thalamocortical Synapse Maturation and Aspects of Layer IV Barrel Development
Iwasato T, Inan M, Kanki H, Erzurumlu RS, Itohara S, Crair MC. Cortical Adenylyl Cyclase 1 Is Required for Thalamocortical Synapse Maturation and Aspects of Layer IV Barrel Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 5931-5943. PMID: 18524897, PMCID: PMC2733830, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0815-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTC synapsesLayer IV barrel neuronsCritical period plasticityPrimary somatosensory cortexFormation of barrelsAdenylyl cyclase 1Knock-out (KO) miceType 1 adenylyl cyclaseDendritic asymmetryBarrel neuronsThalamocortical synapsesActivity-dependent mannerTrigeminal pathwayFormation of cAMPSomatosensory cortexBarrel cortexBarrel developmentSynapse maturationPresynaptic maturationBarrel hollowsTC axonsSubcortical regionsFunctional maturationMutant miceBRL mice