Protein Shown To Be Major Component Of Synapse Construction
Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 20:07
in Health & Medicine
Nitric oxide gets neurons together. And it seems to do it backward. New research suggests that a protein called PSD-95 prompts nitric oxide release from postsynaptic dendritic spines, prompting nearby presynaptic axons to lock on, and develop new synapses.