A New View for Protein Turnover in the Brain
Monday, August 7, 2017 - 15:02
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have provided the first evidence that lysosomes, specialized structures found in nearly every cell in your body, can travel to distant parts of neurons to branch-like areas known as dendrites. Lysosomes help keep brain balance by removing material, a key function that could be associated with disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.