Dendritic spines are the putative site of
a) inhibitory synapse
b) NT release
C) Excitatory synapse
d) Vesicle recruitment
Excitatory synapse
The space b/t cells at a synapse is referred to as the
a) synaptic rift
b)the crack
c_)synaptic cleft
d) synaptic space
synaptic cleft
Dendr...
c) Always transient structure that never stabilize
d)structures that are plastic in development but totally static in adulthood
✓ Structures that maintain some level of plasticity into adulthood
Initiation of post-synaptic assembly is largely initiated by the recruitment of
a)Stargazin
b) NMDA receptors
c) PSD-95
d) ampa receptors
✓ PSD- 95
Which of the following is not a common morphology of dendritic spines ?
a) triangular
b) mushroom
c) stubby
d) Filopodial
✓ Triangular
In the middle of synaptogenesis covered in the paper on WNTs, what type of
synaptogenesis was most covered?
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