Synaptogenesis and dendritic growth in the cortex opposite unilateral sensorimotor cortex damage in adult rats: A quantitative electron microscopic examination

被引:171
作者
Jones, TA [1 ]
Kleim, JA [1 ]
Greenough, WT [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,BECKMAN INST,PROGRAM NEUROSCI,URBANA,IL 61801
关键词
synaptic plasticity; motor cortex; restoration of function; motor learning; layer V; stereology; forelimb behavior;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(96)00792-5
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Unilateral lesions of the forelimb area of the sensorimotor cortex in adult rats resulted in time-dependent increases in the number of synapses per neuron and the volume and membrane surface area oi dendritic processes per neuron within layer V of the contralateral motor cortex in comparison to sham-operated rats. Based on previous findings of a behavioral relationship with increased dendritic arborization, these changes may be related to lesion-induced compensatory changes in the use of the non-impaired (ipsilateral to the lesion) forelimb.
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