Stimulation of α 2A-adrenoceptors promotes the maturation of dendritic spines in cultured neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-216

  Ren, Wen Wen ^a   Liu, Yue ^a   Li, Bao Ming ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2A Adrenoceptor; Dendritic spine; Maturation; Medial prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CELL PROTEIN; GUANFACINE; POSTSYNAPTIC PROTEIN D95; SYNAPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITES; DENDRITIC SPINES; GUANFACINE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SYNAPSES; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84863054287     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: 10959327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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