Structural alterations of spiny stellate cells in the somatosensory cortex in ephrin-A5-deficient mice

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 517, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 645-654

  Guellmar, André ^a   Rudolph, Judith ^a   Bolz, Jürgen ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Neuronal plasticity; Spines; Thalamocortical circuits; Wiring molecules

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A5;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; DENDRITIC SPINES; EPHRIN-A5; FEMALE; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PSEUDOPODIA; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 70449392444     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22198     Document Type: Article

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