Growth of dendritic spines: A continuing story

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-72

  Matus, Andrew ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITIC SPINE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 13844250636     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2005.01.015     Document Type: Review

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