Layer- and column-specific knockout of NMDA receptors in pyramidal neurons of the mouse barrel cortex.

"Conflict of Interest Statement The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest."

"We thank Z. Cui and J. Tsien for fNR1 mice, T. Iwasato for the in situ cDNA probe and primer advice, M. Lang for neo PCR primer sequences, P. Osten for the αCaMKII lentivector expressing GFP and Cre, and the members past and present of the Laboratory of Sensory Processing (LSENS), and the Laboratory for the study of Neurodegeneration (LEN), in particular, K. Stanco for the help with vectors and in situ assays. We are grateful to P. Aebischer and R. Zufferey for advice and support. This work was supported by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Leenaards Foundation."