Dendritic Spines

"Dendritic Spines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D049229
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675.256.200 A11.284.180.225.169 A11.671.240.169
Concept/Terms	Dendritic Spines Dendritic Spines Dendritic Spine Spine, Dendritic Spines, Dendritic

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Dendrites [A08.675.256]
Dendritic Spines [A08.675.256.200]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Cell Surface Extensions [A11.284.180]
Dendrites [A11.284.180.225]
Dendritic Spines [A11.284.180.225.169]
Neurons [A11.671]
Dendrites [A11.671.240]
Dendritic Spines [A11.671.240.169]

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