Layer and regional effects of environmental enrichment on the pyramidal neuron morphology of the rat

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-365

  Gelfo, Francesca ^a,b   De Bartolo, Paola ^a,c   Giovine, Angela ^d,e   Petrosini, Laura ^a,c   Leggio, Maria Giuseppa ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Apical dendrites; Basal dendrites; Dendritic spines; Motor cortex; Neural plasticity; Somato sensory cortex

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL SHAPE; DENDRITES; DEXTRANS; ENVIRONMENT; FLUORESCENT DYES; FRONTAL LOBE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 62749181742     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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