Structural plasticity of spines at giant mossy fiber synapses

Structural plasticity of spines at giant mossy fiber synapses

The granule cells of the dentate gyrus give rise to thin unmyelinated axons, the mossy fibers. They form giant presynaptic boutons impinging on large complex spines on the proximal dendritic portions of hilar mossy cells and CA3 pyramidal neurons. While these anatomical characteristics have been kno...

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Main Authors: Michael eFrotscher, Shanting eZhao, Daniel eStuder, Xuejun eChai, Werner eGraber, Nils eBrose, Sigrun eNestel, Christina eYoung, Patricia E Rodriguez, Kurt eSaetzler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Subjects:
Actin Cytoskeleton
Dentate Gyrus
dendritic spine
granule cells
Synaptic ultrastructure
high-pressure freezing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2012.00103/full

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