2007
Ultrastructure of Dendritic Spines: Correlation Between Synaptic and Spine Morphologies
Arellano J, Benavides-Piccione R, DeFelipe J, Yuste R. Ultrastructure of Dendritic Spines: Correlation Between Synaptic and Spine Morphologies. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2007, 1: 131-143. PMID: 18982124, PMCID: PMC2518053, DOI: 10.3389/neuro.01.1.1.010.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpine head volumeDendritic spinesSynaptic strengthSpine morphologyLayer 2/3 pyramidal cellsPostsynaptic densityMouse visual cortexMost excitatory synapsesReady releasable poolPostsynaptic receptorsPyramidal cellsExcitatory synapsesHead volumeDistinguishable subtypesCortical circuitsGolgi impregnationVisual cortexParent dendriteSpine neckPSD areaSpineSynaptic featuresFunctional parametersNeck lengthNeck diameter
2006
Non-synaptic dendritic spines in neocortex
Arellano J, Espinosa A, Fairén A, Yuste R, DeFelipe J. Non-synaptic dendritic spines in neocortex. Neuroscience 2006, 145: 464-469. PMID: 17240073, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research