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Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal

Known as: Hippocampal Mossy Fiber, Hippocampal Mossy Fibers, Mossy Fiber, Hippocampal 
Axons of certain cells in the DENTATE GYRUS. They project to the polymorphic layer of the dentate gyrus and to the proximal dendrites of PYRAMIDAL… 
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsFimbria of hippocampusMicrobiologicalPerforant Pathway

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Hippocampus ProperLimbic SystemPresynaptic TerminalsStructure of dentate gyrus

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Roles of Semaphorin-6B and Plexin-A2 in Lamina-Restricted Projection of Hippocampal Mossy Fibers
Hippocampal mossy fibers project preferentially to the proximal-most lamina of the suprapyramidal region of CA3, the stratum… 
2001
2001
Absence of hippocampal mossy fiber sprouting in transgenic mice overexpressing brain‐derived neurotrophic factor
Excess neuronal activity upregulates the expression of two neurotrophins, nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain‐derived… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Endogenous Zn2+ is required for the induction of long‐term potentiation at rat hippocampal mossy fiber‐CA3 synapses
The functional role of the abundant Zn2+ found in some hippocampal synapses has been an enigma. We show here, using N‐[6‐methoxy… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Presynaptic Long-Term Depression at the Hippocampal Mossy Fiber--CA3 Synapse
Long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) of synaptic strength may underlie learning and memory in the brain… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Seizures induce dramatic and distinctly different changes in enkephalin, dynorphin, and CCK immunoreactivities in mouse hippocampal mossy fibers
Light microscopic immunocytochemical techniques were used to evaluate the influence of recurrent limbic seizure activity on the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Enkephalin biosynthesis and enkephalin gene expression are increased in hippocampal mossy fibers following a unilateral lesion of the hilus
The biosynthesis and posttranslational processing of proenkephalin and the level of preproenkephalin mRNA were investigated in… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Dynorphin is contained within hippocampal mossy fibers: immunochemical alterations after kainic acid administration and colchicine-induced neurotoxicity.
Antisera raised against synthetic dynorphin or [Leu5]enkephalin demonstrate immunostaining in hippocampal mossy fibers and in… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Permanent hippocampal mossy fiber hyperdevelopment following prenatal ethanol exposure.
Prenatal exposure to a liquid diet containing 35 percent ethanol derived calories during days 1-21 of gestation resulted in… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Prenatal exposure to ethanol alters the organization of hippocampal mossy fibers in rats.
Rats exposed to ethanol throughout their gestation were found to have abnormally distributed mossy fibers in temporal regions of… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
BIOCHEMICAL CORRELATES OF TRANSMISSION MEDIATED BY GLUTAMATE AND ASPARTATE
Abstract— Glutamate and aspartate probably serve as transmitters of hippocampal perforant path and commissural afferents… 
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