DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSFORMATION OF DENDRITIC ARBORS IN MOUSE WHISKER THALAMUS

被引:12
作者
BROWN, KE [1 ]
ARENDS, JJA [1 ]
WASSERSTROM, SP [1 ]
ZANTUA, JB [1 ]
JACQUIN, MF [1 ]
WOOLSEY, TA [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROL & NEUROL SURG, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 USA
来源
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 1995年 / 86卷 / 1-2期
关键词
BARRELOID; PATTERN FORMATION; BARREL; THALAMOCORTICAL RELAY CELL;
D O I
10.1016/0165-3806(94)00210-Q
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Neurons in slices though the somatosensory thalamus of postnatal day 6 and adult mice were injected with Lucifer yellow. Dendritic arbors on postnatal day 6 are confined to single barreloids (single whisker representations); in adults they are seven times longer, extending beyond their barreloid to adjacent barreloids. The postnatal transformation of dendritic arbors by total process growth and extension to adjacent barreloids suggests a developmental change in the role of these cells from instructing whisker pattern formation to integrating sensory information from more than one whisker.
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页码:335 / 339
页数:5
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