Phagocytic activity of neuronal progenitors regulates adult neurogenesis
Phagocytic activity of neuronal progenitors regulates adult neurogenesis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Although thousands of new neurons are generated during adult life, only a few survive, and the dying neurons are removed by phagocytosis. Ravichadran and colleagues find that in mice a specific class of neuronal progenitor cells expressing doublecortin is responsible for a significant proportion of the phagocytic activity within the neurogenic zone...
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Phagocytic activity of neuronal progenitors regulates adult neurogenesis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3374401
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1465-7392
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1476-4679
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10.1038/ncb2299
