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dendritic spine

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dendritic spine
n.
Any of various outgrowths of certain nerve-cell dendrites, ranging in shape from small knobs to thornlike or filamentous processes, that are preferential sites of synaptic axodendritic contact.


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In this article we show that treatment of ovariectomized rats with BPA dose-dependently inhibits the estrogen-induced formation of dendritic spine synapses on pyramidal neurons in the CA1 area of the hippocampus.
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When a female is ovulating, the estrogen level is high and the apical dendritic spines in the hippocampus, treelike projections that make connections with other neurons, increase in number and length.
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