Fig. 3From: A new synaptic player leading to autism risk: Met receptor tyrosine kinaseConditional Met deletion by Emx1Cre (−/−) increases proximal and reduces distal apical dendritic branching of neocortical pyramidal neurons in post-pubertal animals. The overall impact results in a reduced volume of cortical tissue sampled by the apical dendrites. Analysis of spine number and size on basal dendrites revealed an approximately 22% increase in spine head volume, but no change in density of spines. See (Judson et al. 2010) for detailsBack to article page