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Dendritic Pruning

Dendritic Pruning is a developmental neurobiological process in which superfluous or nonfunctional dendritic branches and synapses are selectively eliminated to refine neuronal circuitry and enhance the efficiency of neural connectivity.

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2017–2026

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Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development

Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, Giulia Bolasco, Francesca Pagani et al. · Science · 2011 · 4.2K citations

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Local caspase activity directs engulfment of dendrites during pruning

Darren W. Williams, Shu Kondo, Agnieszka Krzyzanowska et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2006 · 382 citations

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Experience-Dependent Pruning of Dendritic Spines in Visual Cortex by Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Nobuko Mataga, Yoko Mizuguchi, Takao K. Hensch · Neuron · 2004 · 369 citations · Full text

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Overgrowth and pruning of dendrites in adult rats recovering from neocortical damage

Theresa A. Jones, Timothy Schallert · Brain Research · 1992 · 346 citations

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Identification of E2/E3 Ubiquitinating Enzymes and Caspase Activity Regulating Drosophila Sensory Neuron Dendrite Pruning

Chay T. Kuo, Sijun Zhu, Susan Younger et al. · Neuron · 2006 · 257 citations · Full text

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Authors

489

  1. FY
    Fengwei Yu

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    9 publications · 608 citations

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  2. YN
    Yuh Nung Jan

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States

    5 publications · 669 citations

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  3. YL
    Yih‐Cherng Liou

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    4 publications · 346 citations

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  4. YW
    Yan Wang

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    4 publications · 175 citations

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  5. HW
    Hongyan Wang

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    4 publications · 480 citations

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Institutions

191

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    9 h-index

    53 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

    Singapore, Singapore

    9 h-index

    47 publications

    3.5K citations

  4. Duke-NUS Medical School

    Singapore, Singapore

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. RIKEN Center for Brain Science

    Wako, Japan

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    652 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    10 publications · 838 citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 694 citations

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  3. Neuron

    5 publications · 870 citations

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  4. Development

    4 publications · 326 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 156 citations

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