Regulation of dendritic spine density in cultured rat hippocampal neurons by steroid hormones

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 4059-4068

  Murphy, Diane D ^a   Segal, Menahem ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

calcium; culture; dendritic spines; estradiol; hippocampal neurons; plasticity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; EMBRYO; FETUS BREATHING; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029973815     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-13-04059.1996     Document Type: Article

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