Comparison between the dimensions of dendritic spines in the cerebral cortex of newborn and adult guinea pigs
- 15 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Comparative Neurology
- Vol. 244 (3) , 277-285
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.902440302
Abstract
Dendritic spines in the cerebral cortex of newborn and adult guinea pigs were compared quantitatively. An increase in the average diameter of the head by 21% and in the diameter of the stalk by 29% was found. No difference could be measured in the average length of the spines of both age groups. When plotting the individual measurements against each other, a slight correlation could be found only between the size of the spine head and the thickness of the stalk.Keywords
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