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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Main Authors: Fredrick E. Henry, William Hockeimer, Alex Chen, Shreesh P. Mysore, Michael A. Sutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Molecular Brain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13041-017-0330-y