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Dendritic Spines

Known as: dendrites spines, Dendritic Spine, Spine, Dendritic 
A small, membranous protrusion from a dendrite that forms a postsynaptic compartment - typically receiving input from a single presynapse. They… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Analysis of synaptic ultrastructure without fixative using high‐pressure freezing and tomography
Electron microscopy allows the analysis of synaptic ultrastructure and its modifications during learning or in pathological… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Signaling between the actin cytoskeleton and the postsynaptic density of dendritic spines
The dendritic spine may be considered a fusion of a specialized actin‐based structure akin to filopodia and lamellopodia, with an… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
5-hydroxydopamine-labeled dopaminergic axns: Three-dimensional reconstructions of axons, synapses and postsynaptic targets in rat neostriatum
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Identification and localization of ryanodine binding proteins in the avian central nervous system
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase-containing terminals synapse directly on sympathetic preganglionic neurons in the rat
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Passive cable properties of dendritic spines and spiny neurons
A cable model of the linear properties of dendritic spines was generated using the Laplace transform technique. Analytical… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Immunocytochemical localization of actin and microtubule-associated protein MAP2 in dendritic spines.
To determine whether dendritic spines contain actin, we evaluated the immunocytochemical localization of actin in the hippocampal… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Structure of the piriform cortex of the opossum. I. Description of neuron types with golgi methods
  • L. Haberly
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1983
  • Corpus ID: 37729928
The piriform cortex was studied in the adult opossum with rapid Golgi and Golgi‐Cox techniques. 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Neuronal plasticity in the deafferented hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of adult female rats and its enhancement by treatment with estrogen
The hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARCN) was examined ultrastructurally 3 or 21 days after complete deafferentation of the medial… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Synaptic loci on visual cortical neurons of the rabbit: the specific afferent radiation.
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