Salk Scientists Show How Immune Receptors Clear Dead and Dysfunctional Brain Cells (VIDEO)

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A Salk team discovered that the immune cell receptors Mer and Axl are responsible for cleaning up dead cells from areas in the brain where new neurons are produced.

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