Axon pruning: An active role for glial cells

被引:12
作者
Broadie, K [1 ]
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[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Kennedy Ctr Res Human Dev, Dept Sci Biol, Nashville, TN 37235 USA
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10.1016/j.cub.2004.03.049
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Pruning to refine synaptic networks is a common feature of neural circuit development. New work has shown that, in the Drosophila brain, the steroid hormone ecdysone signals neurons to recruit active glial engulfment and phagocytosis for development-appropriate axonal pruning.
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