Study identifies critical 'traffic engineer' of the nervous system
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 12:28
in Biology & Nature
A new University of Georgia study published in the journal Nature has identified a critical enzyme that keeps traffic flowing in the right direction in the nervous system, and the finding could eventually lead to new treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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