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Dendritic Spine Pruning

Dendritic Spine Pruning is a developmental neurobiological process that refers to the selective elimination of dendritic spines on neurons to refine synaptic connectivity during brain maturation.

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573

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221

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2017–2026

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99

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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Dendritic spine and dendritic field characteristics of layer V pyramidal neurons in the visual cortex of fragile‐X knockout mice

Scott A. Irwin, Madhuri Idupulapati, Molly E. Gilbert et al. · American Journal of Medical Genetics · 2002 · 263 citations

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Correlated memory defects and hippocampal dendritic spine loss after acute stress involve corticotropin-releasing hormone signaling

Yuncai Chen, Christopher S. Rex, Courtney J. Rice et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 261 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PF
    Patricia F. Maness

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    5 publications · 161 citations

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  2. VM
    Vishwa Mohan

    Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

    4 publications · 149 citations

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  3. BW
    Bryce W. Duncan

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 82 citations

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  4. LW
    Linda Wilbrecht

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 128 citations

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  5. BX
    Baoji Xu

    Georgetown University, United States

    3 publications · 202 citations

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Institutions

221

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    5 h-index

    30 publications

    898 citations

  2. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    4 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    457 citations

  4. Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    922 citations

  5. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    922 citations

  6. RIKEN Center for Brain Science

    Wako, Japan

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    830 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    885 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    9 publications · 771 citations

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  2. Cerebral Cortex

    6 publications · 365 citations

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  3. Brain Research

    5 publications · 497 citations

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  4. Nature Neuroscience

    3 publications · 647 citations

    3

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  5. European Journal of Neuroscience

    EJN · 3 publications · 102 citations

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