Loss of Alix Protein also Affects Cilia of the Ependyma (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Loss of Alix Protein also Affects Cilia of the Ependyma

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Loss of Alix (right) also results in defective orientation of motile cilia in the ependyma -- the protective epithelial barrier between brain and cerebrospinal fluid.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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