The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 829-832

  Chen, Yucui ^a   Bourne, Jennifer ^a   Pieribone, Vincent A ^a,b   Fitzsimonds, Reiko Maki ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochalasin D; EM; Latrunculin B; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; LTD; LTP; Rat; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; LATRUNCULIN B;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CYTOCHALASIN D; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES; THIAZOLES; THIAZOLIDINES;

EID: 1842504462     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200404090-00018     Document Type: Article

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