Perineuronal nets (IMAGE)
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Inside mouse mothers’ hearing center, parvalbumin interneurons (PVin, magenta) are surrounded by perineuronal nets (PNNs, green). Upon hearing crying pups, mice with PVin lacking the MECP2 protein (bottom row) experience a dramatic increase in PNN number and intensity, especially on day one of the experiment (middle column). This manifests as parental neglect.
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Shea lab/Microscopy Core Facility/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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