Persistent synapse loss induced by repetitive LTD in developing rat hippocampal neurons.

Synaptic pruning is a physiological event that eliminates excessive or inappropriate synapses to form proper synaptic connections during development of neurons. Appropriate synaptic pruning is required for normal neural development. However, the mechanism of synaptic pruning is not fully understood....

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Main Authors: Yo Shinoda, Tsunehiro Tanaka, Keiko Tominaga-Yoshino, Akihiko Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2861005?pdf=render