Pyramidal Cells with Different Densities of Dendritic Spines in the Cortex of the Mouse
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- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
- Vol. 31 (5-6) , 319-323
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-1976-5-619
Abstract
Neighboring pyramidal cells in the mouse cortex sometimes have different densities of dendritic spines. This was shown by a quantitative analysis of 10 neurons [by light microscopy]. For this, a method was worked out which corrects for the spines hidden behind (and in front of) the dendrite. There was a positive correlation between the spine densities on different parts of the dendritic tree of 1 neuron. The functional meaning of these findings was briefly discussed.Keywords
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