Neurones can save energy if they produce (blue arrow pointing downwards) some proteins directly in their dendrites (right in the picture). If, on the other hand, mRNA remains in the cell body (left) and forms the proteins there, more energy would be requi (IMAGE)

Universitatsklinikum Bonn

Neurones can save energy if they produce (blue arrow pointing downwards) some proteins directly in their dendrites (right in the picture). If, on the other hand, mRNA remains in the cell body (left) and forms the proteins there, more energy would be requi

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Neurones can save energy if they produce (blue arrow pointing downwards) some proteins directly in their dendrites (right in the picture). If, on the other hand, mRNA remains in the cell body (left) and forms the proteins there, more energy would be required to supply all synapses with proteins (red arrow pointing upwards).

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