The Activator Mastoparan-7 Promotes Dendritic Spine Formation in Hippocampal Neurons

Figure 3

Mas-7 increases the number of PSD-95 clusters in hippocampal neurons. (a) Representative immunofluorescence images for PSD-95 (green) and Phalloidin (blue) in hippocampal neurons exposed to Mas-7 for 0, 60, and 120 min. Scale bar = 6 μm. (b) Quantification of number of PSD-95 clusters/100 μm of neurite (). (c) Quantification of PSD-95 cluster area (). (d) Western blot and quantification of total levels of PSD-95 in hippocampal neurons exposed to Mas-7 for different lengths of time (). and .

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