A ‘don’t eat me’ immune signal protects neuronal connections

Serge Rivest ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 563, issue 7729, 42-43

Abstract: During development, some synaptic connections between neurons are removed by immune cells called microglia, and others are retained. The discovery of a ‘don’t eat me’ signal that prevents excess pruning sheds light on this process.

Keywords: Neuroscience; Developmental biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-07165-8

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