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The scoop on the fly brain: glial engulfment functions in Drosophila

Glial cells provide support and protection for neurons in the embryonic and adult brain, mediated in part through the phagocytic activity of glia. Glial cells engulf apoptotic cells and pruned neurites from the developing nervous system, and also clear degenerating neuronal debris from the adult bra...

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Main Authors: Logan, Mary A., Freeman, Marc R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2171361/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18172512
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1740925X07000646
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