Maturation and integration of adult born hippocampal neurons: Signal convergence onto small Rho GTPases

Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Vadodaria, Krishna C ^a,b,c   Jessberger, Sebastian ^a,b  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b Neuroscience Center Zurich and Division of Neurosurgery   (Switzerland)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cdc42; Dendrite; In vivo; Neurogenesis; Rac1; Rhoa; Spine growth; Synaptic integration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; DENTATE GYRUS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84898048885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16633563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2013.00004     Document Type: Review

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