The dendritic spine: A multifunctional integrative unit

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2197-2210

  Shepherd, Gordon M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DENDRITIC SPINE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030008847     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.6.2197     Document Type: Review

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