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Asynchronous changes in size, number, and shape of synapses in the developing superior colliculus
Author(s) -
CorreaGillieron Elenice M.,
Cavalcante Leny A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of developmental neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.761
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1873-474X
pISSN - 0736-5748
DOI - 10.1016/s0736-5748(96)00083-4
Subject(s) - superior colliculus , neuroscience , biology , opossum , asynchronous communication , inferior colliculus , ecology , computer science , telecommunications , nucleus
The ultra‐structural development of synapses in retino‐receptive layers of the opossum superior colliculus was studied by the ethanolic phosphotungstic acid (E‐PTA) method. There was a tendency for a slight reduction in the diameter of synaptic disks, a rise and fall of numerical densities and, except for an ephemeral period, a general increase in the proportion of “frown” among curve synapses. The lack of strict synchrony and the occurrence of different patterns of changes suggest that multiple factors contribute to synaptic maturation.