Abstract:Adolescent brain development is characterized by dramatic neuronal remodeling in the prefrontal cortex. This plasticity is presumed to act in part to “set the stage” for prefrontal cortical function in adulthood, but causal relationships have largely not been verified. Integrins are cell adhesion factors that provide a link between the extracellular matrix and the intracellular actin cytoskeleton. We find that β1-integrin presence in the prelimbic subregion of the prefrontal cortex (PL) during adolescence, but… Show more
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