Hippocampal Dendritic Spines Are Segregated Depending on Their Actin Polymerization

Dendritic spines are mushroom-shaped protrusions of the postsynaptic membrane. Spines receive the majority of glutamatergic synaptic inputs. Their morphology, dynamics, and density have been related to synaptic plasticity and learning. The main determinant of spine shape is filamentous actin. Using...

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Main Authors: Nuria Domínguez-Iturza, María Calvo, Marion Benoist, José Antonio Esteban, Miguel Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2819107