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Researchers identify genes key to healthy neurons

Researchers have found that deleting two genes that encode key enzyme proteins (kinases NDR1 and NDR2), impairs the health of neurons and leads to neurodegeneration in young mice as well as in adults
8 Dec 2022
Written by Katherine Denyer
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Mouse neuron grown on coverslips. The dots of colour are individual synapses.
Mouse neuron grown on coverslips. The dots of colour are individual synapses.

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