Rapid actin-based plasticity in dendritic spines

Neuron

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 847-854

  Fischer, Maria ^a   Kaech, Stefanie ^a   Knutti, Darko ^a   Matus, Andrew ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DENDRITIC SPINE; FLUORESCENCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032078861     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80467-5     Document Type: Article

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