Mechanistic target of rapamycin is necessary for changes in dendritic spine morphology associated with long-term potentiation
Abstract Alterations in the strength of excitatory synapses in the hippocampus is believed to serve a vital function in the storage and recall of new information in the mammalian brain. These alterations involve the regulation of both functional and morphological features of dendritic spines, the pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Molecular Brain |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13041-017-0330-y |