Neurons and Dendrites (IMAGE)

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)

Neurons and Dendrites

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The pictures show cultured neurons prepared from brains of control mice (left) and mice in which the Nek7 gene is knocked out. The dendrites are overall shorter and less branched in NEK7 knockout neurons.

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F Freixo, IRB Barcelona

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