synaptic remodeling variant
The polarity reversal process by which synaptic components are removed from one side of the synapse and then reformed on the opposite cell does not occur or occurs in a different manner than in controls. In C. elegans, at the end of the L1 stage, the DD neurons undergo a complete polarity reversal such that the ventral synapses disappear and new synapses are formed on opposing dorsal body muscles.