Nerve Cells (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Nerve Cells

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Nerve cells from the spinal cord of VIAAT mouse mutants. The yellow dots indicate structurally intact synapses between nerve cells. They develop normally in the absence of GABA and glycine release - contrary to the generally accepted view.

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Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine

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