2002
Spaceflight Induces Changes in the Synaptic Circuitry of the Postnatal Developing Neocortex
DeFelipe J, Arellano J, Merchán-Pérez A, González-Albo M, Walton K, Llinás R. Spaceflight Induces Changes in the Synaptic Circuitry of the Postnatal Developing Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex 2002, 12: 883-891. PMID: 12122037, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/12.8.883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayers II/IIISynaptic circuitrySynaptic densityFlight animalsLaminar-specific mannerLower synaptic densityDensity of synapsesDays of spaceflightAsymmetrical synapsesCortical synapsesLayer IVCortical synaptogenesisLong-term spaceflightControl animalsDeveloping NeocortexAdult patternCortical organizationNeocortical circuitrySynapsesGround control animalsMonth periodSignificant differencesFuture long-term spaceflightsAnimalsNeocortical representations
2001
Barrel Pattern Formation Requires Serotonin Uptake by Thalamocortical Afferents, and Not Vesicular Monoamine Release
Persico A, Mengual E, Moessner R, Hall S, Revay R, Sora I, Arellano J, DeFelipe J, Giménez-Amaya J, Conciatori M, Marino R, Baldi A, Cabib S, Pascucci T, Uhl G, Murphy D, Lesch K, Keller F. Barrel Pattern Formation Requires Serotonin Uptake by Thalamocortical Afferents, and Not Vesicular Monoamine Release. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 6862-6873. PMID: 11517274, PMCID: PMC6763105, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-17-06862.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBiogenic MonoaminesCarrier ProteinsExtracellular SpaceFenclonineGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsImmunohistochemistryMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurons, AfferentNeuropeptidesOrganic Anion TransportersSerotoninSerotonin AntagonistsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSomatosensory CortexSynapsesSynaptic VesiclesThalamusVesicular Biogenic Amine Transport ProteinsVesicular Monoamine Transport ProteinsVibrissaeConceptsVMAT2-KO miceDensity of synapsesKnock-out (KO) miceVesicular monoamine transporterThalamocortical afferentsCerebral cortexSynaptic contactsThalamocortical neuronsKO miceLayer IVBarrel cortexMonoamine releaseNeonatal rodentsBarrel fieldPostnatal growthVesicular releaseSerotonin transporterMonoamine transportersCortexPlasma membrane serotonin transporterSynaptic vesiclesQuantitative electron microscopyMiceComplete absenceRelease