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Dendritic dynamics in vivo change during neuronal maturation. Rapid dendritic movements during synapse formation and rearrangement. Rapid dendritic remodeling in the developing retina: dependence on neurotransmission and reciprocal regulation by Rac and Rho. The dynamics of dendritic structure in developing hippocampal slices.

Dendrite structure