Super-resolution 2-photon microscopy reveals that the morphology of each dendritic spine correlates with diffusive but not synaptic properties

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn 8, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Takasaki, Kevin ^a   Sabatini, Bernardo L ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 photon microscopy; Dendritic spine; Stimulated emission microscopy; Super resolution microscopy; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; LASER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION MICROSCOPY; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84900553170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00029     Document Type: Article

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