Steroid-induced dendritic regression reduces anatomical contacts between neurons during synaptic weakening and the developmental loss of a behavior

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1406-1415

  Gray, John R ^a,b   Weeks, Janis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Dendrite; Development; Manduca sexta; Steroid hormone; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE; HAIR; HORMONE ACTION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; LEG; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MOLTING; MOTH; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0037442518     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-04-01406.2003     Document Type: Article

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