Neural development: Instigating engulfment

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 19, 253 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2018.31

Author: Darran Yates
In the spinal cord and thalamus of mice, astrocyte-generated interleukin-33 instructs microglia to engulf synapses and thus regulates neural circuit development.

Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - March 22, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Darran Yates Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research