Microdomains in forebrain spines: An ultrastructural perspective

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-89

  Rácz, Bence ^a   Weinberg, Richard J ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; AMPAR; Cortex; Cytoskeleton; Hippocampus; LTP; NMDAR; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; DENDRITIC SPINE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; REVIEW; SPINE;

EID: 84872502206     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8345-y     Document Type: Review

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