A note on the distribution of dendritic spines.
Some previously published data concerning the spatial distributions of dendritic spines are re-examined. It appears that such distributions are not completely random, but show a tendency towards repulsion, that is to say a deficiency of short inter-spine distances and an excess of long distances when compared to a totally random model. While this lack of total randomness contradicts an assumption underlying a previously published technique for estimating total spine number, it does not appear to seriously interfere with this technique.
Ward
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Laboratoire de Neuropsychologie Expérimentale, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada.
Moreau
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Marchand
M J
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Garenc
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D000465:Algorithms; D003712:Dendrites / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011897:Random Allocation