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

Dagnew, Elias, Latchamsetty, Kalyan, Erinjeri, Joseph P., Miller, Brad, Fox, Kevin Dyson ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2563-112X and Woolsey, Thomas A. 2003. Glutamate receptor blockade alters the development of intracortical connections in rat barrel cortex. Somatosensory & Motor Research 20 (1) , pp. 77-84. 10.1080/0899022031000083852

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Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that glutamate receptor mediated activity is required for the postnatal development of intracortical connections in layers II/III of rodent barrel cortex. To block glutamate receptors, a slow release polymer (elvax) loaded with a glutamate receptor antagonist (D-AP5) was targeted subdurally over the future rat barrel cortex on P0 (day of birth). On P14-16 biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) was injected under the elvax into all layers to label neurons retrogradely. A BDA injection was made stereotactically at the mirror site of the untreated hemisphere of each animal. The animals survived to P22-24. Injection sites and retrogradely labeled cell bodies were identified in tangential sections in relation to the barrel map. D-AP5 treated and untreated hemispheres were matched according to the location of the injection site in the barrel map. Glutamate receptor blockade did not prevent the growth of intrinsic projections, but altered their organization. The normal row-like asymmetry of connections in untreated hemispheres was lacking in the D-AP5 treated cortex (ANOVA, p =0.02). Cortical activity mediated through glutamate receptors contributes to the correct development of connections between barrel columns in layers II/III.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
ISSN: 0899-0220
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2022 08:27
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/62363

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