The postsynaptic density: there is more than meets the eye
The postsynaptic density (PSD), apparent in electron micrographs as a dense lamina just beneath the postsynaptic membrane, includes a deeper layer, the pallium, containing a scaffold of Shank and Homer proteins. Though poorly defined in traditionally prepared thin-section electron micrographs, the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsyn.2016.00023/full |