Selective localization of high concentrations of F-actin in subpopulations of dendritic spines in rat central nervous system: A three-dimensional electron microscopic study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 435, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 156-170

  Capani, Francisco ^a   Martone, Maryann E ^a   Deerinck, Thomas J ^a   Ellisman, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron tomography; Phalloidin; Photooxidation; Post synaptic density; Spine apparatus

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; PHALLOIDIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; AORTA; BRAIN; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035948287     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.1199     Document Type: Article

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