Structure, development, and plasticity of dendritic spines.

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Summary

Dendritic spines are distinguished by their shapes, subcellular composition, and synaptic receptor subtypes and can form without synaptic activation, are maintained by optimal activation, and are lost with excessive activation or during degeneration.

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review
Published
1999-06-01
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Keywords

Dendritic spine, Dendritic filopodia, Filopodia, Neuroscience, Synaptic plasticity

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