Cellular suicide pact
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Cellular suicide pact
Dendritic spines cut loose to mature D eveloping dendritic spines need to hold on tight to the extracellular matrix as they seek out partnering neurons. Once they fi nd partners, however, the spine tips must sever their matrix ties to reshape into post-synaptic receiving stations, according to Tian et al. (page 687). Dendritic spine growth and maturation coincides with the expression of a neuro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.1784iti3