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SUBMITTER: Parker EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7287134 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parker Emily M EM Kindja Nathan L NL Cheetham Claire E J CEJ Sweet Robert A RA
Scientific reports 20200610 1
Dendritic spines are small protrusions on dendrites that endow neurons with the ability to receive and transform synaptic input. Dendritic spine number and morphology are altered as a consequence of synaptic plasticity and circuit refinement during adolescence. Dendritic spine density (DSD) is significantly different based on sex in subcortical brain regions associated with the generation of sex-specific behaviors. It is largely unknown if sex differences in DSD exist in auditory and visual brai ...[more]