- dendritic spines
-
Wine-glass or mushroom-shaped protrusions from dendrites that represent the principal site of termination of excitatory afferent neurons on interneurons, especially in the cortical regions.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
dendritic spines
Look at other dictionaries:
Dendritic spine — Spiny dendrite of a striatal medium spiny neuron. Common types of dendri … Wikipedia
Spine apparatus — The spine apparatus (SA) is a specialized form of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that is found in a subpopulation of dendritic spines in central neurons. It was discovered by E. G. Gray in 1959 when he applied electron microscopy to fixed cortical… … Wikipedia
Cerebellum — This article is about the smaller region in the lower part of the brain. For the large region of the brain, see Cerebrum. Brain: Cerebellum A human brain, with the cerebellum colored in purple … Wikipedia
PPP1R9B — Protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 9B, also known as PPP1R9B, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: PPP1R9B protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 9B| url =… … Wikipedia
Malleability of intelligence — describes the processes by which human intelligence may be augmented through changes in neuroplasticity. These changes may come as a result of genetics, pharmacological factors, psychological factors, behavior, or environmental conditions. In… … Wikipedia
Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… … Medical dictionary
Synaptogenesis — is the formation of synapses. Although it occurs throughout a healthy person s lifespan, an explosion of synapse formation occurs during early brain development. Synaptogenesis is particularly important during an individual s critical period of… … Wikipedia
Long-term potentiation — (LTP) is a persistent increase in synaptic strength following high frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse. Studies of LTP are often carried out in slices of the hippocampus, an important organ for learning and memory. In such studies,… … Wikipedia
Chloride potassium symporter 5 — Solute carrier family 12 (potassium/chloride transporter), member 5 Identifiers Symbols SLC12A5; KCC2; KIAA1176 External IDs … Wikipedia
Second harmonic imaging microscopy — (SHIM) is based on a nonlinear optical effect known as second harmonic generation (SHG). SHIM has been established as a viable microscope imaging contrast mechanism for visualization of cell and tissue structure and function. A second harmonic… … Wikipedia
