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Researchers Identify Process Producing Neuronal Diversity in Fruit Flies’ Visual System New York University biologists have identified a mechanism that helps explain how the diversity of neurons that make up the visual system is generated. The research is in Cell. (full access paywall) Research: “Temporal Patterning of Neuroblasts Controls Notch-Mediated Cell Survival through Regulation of Hid or Reaper” by Claire Bertet, Xin Li, Ted Erclik, Matthieu Cavey, Brent Wells, and Claude Desplan in Cell. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.07.045 Image: The researchers demonstrate that in addition to specifying the production of distinct neural cell type over time, temporal factors also determine the survival or death of these cells as well as the mode of division of progenitors. This image is for illustrative purposes only. Credit Brian Gratwicke. #neuroscience #neurogenesis
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:10:16 +0000

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