Neurones show sex-dependent changes during starvation
Monday, January 19, 2009 - 12:07
in Biology & Nature
When it comes to keeping brains alive, it seems nature has deemed that females are more valuable then males. As reported in this weeks' JBC, researchers found that nutrient deprivation of neurones produced sex-dependent effects. Male neurones more readily withered up and died, while female neurones did their best to conserve energy and stay alive...