Human Neuron (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Human Neuron

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This is a human neuron. UC San Diego scientists have identified a pair of proteins that help clear away other misfolded proteins responsible for the progressive degeneration of brain cells in Huntington's disease.

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UC San Diego School of Medicine

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