Adult medial habenula neurons require GDNF receptor GFRα1 for synaptic stability and function.
The medial habenula (mHb) is an understudied small brain nucleus linking forebrain and midbrain structures controlling anxiety and fear behaviors. The mechanisms that maintain the structural and functional integrity of mHb neurons and their synapses remain unknown. Using spatiotemporally controlled...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001350 |