Dendrites are more spiny on mature hippocampal neurons when synapses are inactivated

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 878-883

  Kirov, Sergei A ^a   Harris, Kristen M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MAGNESIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DENDRITES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033306744     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/13178     Document Type: Article

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