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NEUROREPORT
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 257-262Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283200111
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Cav3.3; CavT; Kir2.3; LVA; monocular deprivation; ocular dominance; synaptic remodeling; voltage-gated
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- University of Pennsylvania [PHS 5-R01-MH067568]
- Merck Research Laboratories
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T-type voltage-dependent calcium channels may play an important role in synaptic plasticity, but lack of specific antagonists has hampered investigation into this possible function. We investigated the role of the T-type channel in a canonical model of in-vivo cortical plasticity triggered by monocular deprivation. We identified a compound (TTA-I1) with subnanomolar potency in standard voltage clamp assays and high selectivity for the T-type channel. When infused intracortically, TTA-I1 reduced cortical plasticity triggered by monocular deprivation while preserving normal visual response properties. These results show that the T-type calcium channel plays a central role in cortical plasticity. NeuroReport 20:257-262 (C) 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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