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Dendritic Competition: A Principle of Retinal Development

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The Visual System from Genesis to Maturity

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The functions of the mature nervous system are determined by the organization of neural circuits. The development of neural connectivity has been the focus of intense research, and a strong body of coherent knowledge has accumulated over the past decades (Easter et al., 1988; Jacobson, 1991; Purves and Lichtman, 1985).

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  1. Departamento de Neurobiologia, Instituto de BiofĂ­sica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brazil

    Roberto Lent

  2. Centro de Ciências de Saúde, Bloco G Cidade Universitária, 21941, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brazil

    Roberto Lent

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Linden, R. (1992). Dendritic Competition: A Principle of Retinal Development. In: Lent, R. (eds) The Visual System from Genesis to Maturity. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6726-8_7

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