Comparison Between the Dimensions of Dendritic Spines in the Cerebral Cortex of Newborn and Adult Guinea Pigs

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Journal J Comp Neurol

Specialty Neurology

Date 1986 Feb 15

PMID 3958227

Citations 4

Authors

A Schuz

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Abstract

Dendritic spines in the cerebral cortex of newborn and adult guinea pigs were compared quantitatively. An increase in the average diameter of the head by 21% and in the diameter of the stalk by 29% was found. No difference could be measured in the average length of the spines of both age groups. When plotting the individual measurements against each other, a slight correlation could be found only between the size of the spine head and the thickness of the stalk.

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