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ArticleScientific data2015

A resource from 3D electron microscopy of hippocampal neuropil for user training and tool development.

Kristen M Harris, Josef Spacek, Maria Elizabeth Bell, Patrick H Parker, Laurence F Lindsey, Alexander D Baden, Joshua T Vogelstein, Randal Burns

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In one paragraph

Article in Scientific data, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kristen M HarrisDepartment of Neuroscience, Center for Learning and Memory, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C7000 , Austin, Texas 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1943-4744
Josef SpacekDepartment of Pathology, Charles University at Prague, Faculty of Medicine , 500 35 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Maria Elizabeth BellDepartment of Neuroscience, Center for Learning and Memory, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C7000 , Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Patrick H ParkerDepartment of Neuroscience, Center for Learning and Memory, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C7000 , Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Laurence F LindseyDepartment of Neuroscience, Center for Learning and Memory, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C7000 , Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Alexander D BadenDepartment of Computer Science, Institute for Data Intensive Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 160 Malone Hall, 3400 N. Charles St. , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Joshua T VogelsteinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Clark Hall Room 317C, 3400 N. Charles St. , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Randal BurnsDepartment of Computer Science, Institute for Data Intensive Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 160 Malone Hall, 3400 N. Charles St. , Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
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Funding

Synaptomes of Mouse and ManR01NS092474 · NINDS · ALLEN INSTITUTE · PI BURNS, RANDAL, SMITH, STEPHEN J · 2014 to 2018
$8.7M
Synaptic plasticity across the lifespanR01MH095980 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI KRISTEN M HARRIS · 2012 to 2026
$5.0M
Spine and Synaptic Plasticity in Mature HippocampusR37NS021184 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HARRIS, KRISTEN M · 2005 to 2011
$2.2M
Synapse growth and elimination in mature CNSR01MH104319 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HARRIS, KRISTEN M · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
Distance-Dependent Structure and Function of Neuronal DendritesR01NS074644 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HARRIS, KRISTEN M · 2011 to 2015
$1.7M
SPINES SYNAPSES AND THE ONTOGENY OF A MEMORY MECHANISMR01NS021184 · NINDS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA (MCG) · PI HARRIS, KRISTEN M · 1988 to 2003
$1.4M
CRCNS: Data Sharing: The EM Open Connectome ProjectR01EB016411 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BURNS, RANDAL, LICHTMAN, JEFF W · 2012 to 2014
$806k
ULTRASTRUCTURE &PLASTICITY OF SPINES &THEIR SYNAPSESR23NS021184 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI HARRIS, KRISTEN M · 1985 to 1986
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resurgent interest in synaptic circuitry and plasticity has emphasized the importance of 3D reconstruction from serial section electron microscopy (3DEM). Three volumes of hippocampal CA1 neuropil from adult rat were imaged at X-Y resolution of ~2 nm on serial sections of ~50-60 nm thickness. These are the first densely reconstructed hippocampal volumes. All axons, dendrites, glia, and synapses were reconstructed in a cube (~10 μm(3)) surrounding a large dendritic spine, a cylinder (~43 μm(3)) surrounding an oblique dendritic segment (3.4 μm long), and a parallelepiped (~178 μm(3)) surrounding an apical dendritic segment (4.9 μm long). The data provide standards for identifying ultrastructural objects in 3DEM, realistic reconstructions for modeling biophysical properties of synaptic transmission, and a test bed for enhancing reconstruction tools. Representative synapses are quantified from varying section planes, and microtubules, polyribosomes, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and endosomes are identified and reconstructed in a subset of dendrites. The original images, traces, and Reconstruct software and files are freely available and visualized at the Open Connectome Project (Data Citation 1).

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NeuropilAnimalsHippocampusImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicroscopy, ElectronRatsSoftware

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PMID26347348
PMCPMC4555877
OpenAlexW1635743584

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