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Glutamate receptor blockade alters the development of intracortical connections in rat barrel cortex

Elias Dagnew James L. O'Leary Division of Experimental Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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Kalyan Latchamsetty James L. O'Leary Division of Experimental Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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Joseph P. Erinjeri James L. O'Leary Division of Experimental Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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Brad Miller James L. O'Leary Division of Experimental Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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Kevin Fox Department of Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Thomas A. Woolsey James L. O'Leary Division of Experimental Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Pages 77-84 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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