OntologiesgoclassesGO:0043197   
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dendritic spine
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A small, membranous protrusion from a dendrite that forms a postsynaptic compartment, typically receiving input from a single presynapse. They function as partially isolated biochemical and an electrical compartments. Spine morphology is variable:they can be thin, stubby, mushroom, or branched, with a continuum of intermediate morphologies. They typically terminate in a bulb shape, linked to the dendritic shaft by a restriction. Spine remodeling is though to be involved in synaptic plasticity.

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Exact Synonyms
dendrite spine
Narrow Synonyms
branched dendritic spine
mushroom dendritic spine
sessile dendritic spine
stubby dendritic spine
thin dendritic spine