SPINULES IN AXOSPINOUS SYNAPSES OF THE RAT DENTATE GYRUS - CHANGES IN DENSITY FOLLOWING LONG-TERM POTENTIATION

被引:78
作者
SCHUSTER, T [1 ]
KRUG, M [1 ]
WENZEL, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MED ACAD MAGDEBURG,INST PHARMACOL & TOXICOL,O-3090 MAGDEBURG,GERMANY
关键词
Axospinous synapse; Dentate gyrus; Long-term potentiation; Synaptic spinule;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(90)91654-Y
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Following high frequency stimulation of the perforant path the density of axospinous synapses from the middle third of the molecular layer of the rat dentate gyrus did not change significantly. By contrast, within this synaptic population the density of axospinous synapses containing synaptic spinules increased markedly. We interpret these results in terms of a structural modification related to enhanced synaptic efficacy. © 1990.
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