Rho-kinase inhibition has antidepressant-like efficacy and expedites dendritic spine pruning in adolescent mice

Adolescence represents a critical period of neurodevelopment, defined by structural and synaptic pruning within the prefrontal cortex. While characteristic of typical development, this structural instability may open a window of vulnerability to developing neuropsychiatric disorders, including depre...

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Main Authors: Lauren P. Shapiro, Henry W. Kietzman, Jidong Guo, Donald G. Rainnie, Shannon L. Gourley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996118303851