Differential expression of cytoskeletal regulatory factors in the adolescent prefrontal cortex: Implications for cortical development
Shapiro LP, Parsons RG, Koleske AJ, Gourley SL. Differential expression of cytoskeletal regulatory factors in the adolescent prefrontal cortex: Implications for cortical development. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2016, 95: 1123-1143. PMID: 27735056, PMCID: PMC5352542, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCytoskeletonDendritic SpinesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansIntegrin beta1MaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, TransgenicNeural PathwaysNeuronsPrefrontal CortexReceptor, trkBSignal TransductionSynapsesSynaptophysinConceptsPrefrontal cortexDendritic spinesTropomyosin-related kinase receptor BDifferent adolescent agesKinase receptor BPrevalence of depressionMental health disordersDeep-layer excitatory neuronsRho kinase 2TrkB levelsVentral hippocampusOrbital prefrontal cortexAge-related differencesPsychiatric illnessReceptor BExcitatory neuronsPostnatal brainHealth disordersAnatomical connectionsNeuronal structuresWestern blottingAdolescent ageEarly adulthoodDramatic structural reorganizationPFC subregions