A note on the distribution of dendritic spines
Ward, R.; Moreau, B.; Marchand, M.J.; Garenc, C.
Journal für Hirnforschung 36(4): 519-522
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-8359 PMID: 8568222 Document Number: 446806
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.