Term Name: dendritic spine morphogenesis
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Definition: The process in which the anatomical structures of a dendritic spine are generated and organized. A dendritic spine is a protrusion from a dendrite and a specialized subcellular compartment involved in synaptic transmission.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060997]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: dendrite morphogenesis dendritic spine development
is a type of: dendritic spine organization neuron projection development neuron projection morphogenesis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis
regulated by: regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis