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Descriptor English: Dendritic Spines
Descriptor Spanish: Espinas Dendríticas
Descriptor espinas dendríticas
Scope note: Procesos espinosos de las DENDRITAS, cada uno de los cuales recibe estímulos excitatorios de una terminación nerviosa (TERMINACIONES NERVIOSAS). Generalmente se encuentran en la CÉLULAS DE PURKINJE y en las CÉLULAS PIRAMIDALES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Espinhas Dendríticas
Descriptor French: Épines dendritiques
Entry term(s): Dendritic Spine
Spine, Dendritic
Spines, Dendritic
Tree number(s): A08.675.256.200
A11.284.180.225.169
A11.671.240.169
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049229
Scope note: Spiny processes on DENDRITES, each of which receives excitatory input from one nerve ending (NERVE ENDINGS). They are commonly found on PURKINJE CELLS and PYRAMIDAL CELLS.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dendrites (1973-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38425
Unique ID: D049229
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Dendritic Spines - Preferred
Concept UI M0463913
Scope note Spiny processes on DENDRITES, each of which receives excitatory input from one nerve ending (NERVE ENDINGS). They are commonly found on PURKINJE CELLS and PYRAMIDAL CELLS.
Preferred term Dendritic Spines
Entry term(s) Dendritic Spine
Spine, Dendritic
Spines, Dendritic



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