Mitochondria: a key player in brain development (IMAGE)

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)

Mitochondria: a key player in brain development

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The image shows neural stem cells (in red) and their mitochondrial network (in green). The study reveals that the failure to eliminate damaged mitochondria is what prevents these cells from dividing correctly, leading to microcephaly.

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IRB Barcelona

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