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Dynamic changes in the dendritic geometry of individual neurons visualized over periods of up to three months in the superior cervical ganglion of living mice.

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Purves, D; Hadley, RD; Voyvodic, JT
Published in: J Neurosci
April 1986

We describe a means of visualizing the same neuron in the superior cervical ganglion of young adult mice over intervals of up to 3 months. The dendrites of these neurons change during this interval; some branches retract, others elongate, and still others appear to form de novo. Thus, neuronal dendrites in this part of the nervous system are subject to continual change beyond what is usually considered the developmental period. The remodeling of postsynaptic processes further implies that the synaptic connections made onto these cells undergo substantial rearrangement well into adulthood.

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J Neurosci

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ISSN

0270-6474

Publication Date

April 1986

Volume

6

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1051 / 1060

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Synapses
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Mice
  • Male
  • Ganglia, Sympathetic
  • Dendrites
  • Animals
  • 3209 Neurosciences
 

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Purves, D., Hadley, R. D., & Voyvodic, J. T. (1986). Dynamic changes in the dendritic geometry of individual neurons visualized over periods of up to three months in the superior cervical ganglion of living mice. J Neurosci, 6(4), 1051–1060. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.06-04-01051.1986
Purves, D., R. D. Hadley, and J. T. Voyvodic. “Dynamic changes in the dendritic geometry of individual neurons visualized over periods of up to three months in the superior cervical ganglion of living mice.J Neurosci 6, no. 4 (April 1986): 1051–60. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.06-04-01051.1986.
Purves, D., et al. “Dynamic changes in the dendritic geometry of individual neurons visualized over periods of up to three months in the superior cervical ganglion of living mice.J Neurosci, vol. 6, no. 4, Apr. 1986, pp. 1051–60. Pubmed, doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.06-04-01051.1986.

Published In

J Neurosci

DOI

ISSN

0270-6474

Publication Date

April 1986

Volume

6

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1051 / 1060

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Synapses
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Mice
  • Male
  • Ganglia, Sympathetic
  • Dendrites
  • Animals
  • 3209 Neurosciences