Maintaining Healthy Dendritic Spines (IMAGE)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Maintaining Healthy Dendritic Spines

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Inhibiting an enzyme called LIMK1 seems to improve the length and density of dendritic spines, shown here in green. Healthy dendritic spines are thought to have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease.

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