Monthly Archives: June 2015

Seaver Center Research: “Ultrastructural Analyses in the Hippocampus CA1 Field in Shank3 Deficient Mice”

SHANK3 is a gene that assists neurotransmitter connection, synapse formation, and dendrite spine maturation, heavily concentrated in the hippocampus. The hippocampus is involved in long-term potentiation (LTP), a process known to be affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD). After investigating … Continue reading

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