Forces acting on dendrites (IMAGE)

University of Münster

Forces acting on dendrites

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The researchers visualized the forces acting on dendrites during pruning by measuring their lengths (blue/red) and the angles at dendritic branchpoints: A) before, B) after dendrite severing.

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University of Münster - Rumpf Lab

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