Effects of BDNF and NT-3 on development of Ia/motoneuron functional connectivity in neonatal rats.

@article{Seebach1999EffectsOB,
  title={Effects of BDNF and NT-3 on development of Ia/motoneuron functional connectivity in neonatal rats.},
  author={Bradley S. Seebach and Viktor L. Arvanov and Lorne M. Mendell},
  journal={Journal of neurophysiology},
  year={1999},
  volume={81 5},
  pages={
          2398-405
        }
}
Effects of BDNF and NT-3 on development of Ia/motoneuron functional connectivity in neonatal rats. The effects of neurotrophin administration and neurotrophin removal via administration of tyrosine kinase (trk) immunoadhesins (trk receptor extracellular domains fused with IgG heavy chain) on the development of segmental reflexes were studied in neonatal rats. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), trkB-IgG, and trkC-IgG were delivered via subcutaneous injection on days… 
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