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Dendritic spines: from structure to in vivo function

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Rochefort, Nathalie L, Konnerth, Arthur·2012·The EMBO Reports

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Dendritic spines arise as small protrusions from the dendritic shaft of various types of neuron and receive inputs from excitatory axons. Ever since dendritic spines were first described in the nineteenth century, questions about their function have spawned many hypotheses. In this review, we introduce understanding of the structural and biochemical properties of dendritic spines with emphasis on components studied with imaging methods. We then explore advances in in vivo imaging methods that are allowing spine activity to be studied in living tissue, from super-resolution techniques to calcium imaging. Finally, we review studies on spine structure and function in vivo. These new results shed light on the development, integration properties and plasticity of spines.

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Authors
Rochefort, N. L., & Konnerth, A.
Affiliations
Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (DE)
Corresponding author
Konnerth, Arthur
Venue
The EMBO Reports
Published
2012-07-13
Volume
13
Issue
8
Pages
699-708
ISSN
  • 1469-221X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-3178
OpenAlex
W1993255478
Cited by
299
References
137
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • EMBO Reports (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
dendritic spines, spine function, spine plasticity, spine development, synaptic integration, super-resolution imaging, calcium imaging, in vivo imaging, excitatory synapses
MeSH terms
Humans, Models, Biological, Synaptic Transmission, Neuronal Plasticity, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Dendritic Spines

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