Bringing Back Branching (IMAGE)

Brown University

Bringing Back Branching

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The neurotrophic factor BDNF restores neural branching growth in cells with NHE6 gene defects. The top row shows a neuron with no defect (left) and a less branched neuron with the NHE6 defect (right). Neurons below (no defect on the left, with defect on the right) received BDNF.

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Morrow lab/Brown University

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