Dynamic Microtubules Promote Synaptic NMDA Receptor-Dependent Spine Enlargement

Elliott B. Merriam; Derek C. Lumbard; Chris Viesselmann; Jason Ballweg; Matthew Stevenson; Lauren Pietila; Xindao Hu; Erik W. Dent

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027688

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Dynamic Microtubules Promote Synaptic NMDA Receptor-Dependent Spine Enlargement

Elliott B. Merriam,

Affiliation Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Derek C. Lumbard,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Chris Viesselmann,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Jason Ballweg,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Matthew Stevenson,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Lauren Pietila,

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Xindao Hu,

Affiliation Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Erik W. Dent

* E-mail: ewdent@wisc.edu

Affiliations Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Dynamic Microtubules Promote Synaptic NMDA Receptor-Dependent Spine Enlargement

Elliott B. Merriam,
Derek C. Lumbard,
Chris Viesselmann,
Jason Ballweg,
Matthew Stevenson,
Lauren Pietila,
Xindao Hu,
Erik W. Dent

Published: November 11, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027688

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