Synaptic boutons are smaller in chandelier cell cartridges in autism

Chandelier (Ch) cells are cortical interneurons with axon terminal structures known as cartridges that synapse on the axon initial segment of excitatory pyramidal neurons. Previous studies indicate that the number of Ch cells is decreased in autism, and that GABA receptors are decreased in the Ch ce...

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Main Authors: Tiffany Hong, Erin McBride, Brett D. Dufour, Carmen Falcone, Mai Doan, Stephen G. Noctor, Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128992/?tool=EBI