Rewriting Biology Textbooks: Johns Hopkins Scientists Debunk Century-Old Assumption About ...
Axons in brain cells resemble a string of pearls rather than smooth tubes, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. This ...
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Study may reverse century-old understanding of axon shape
“Understanding the structure of axons is important for understanding brain cell signaling,” says Shigeki Watanabe, Ph.D., ...
Mouse brain study may reverse century-old understanding of axon shape
Biology textbooks may need a revision, say Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists, who present new evidence that an armlike ...
Neuroscience News11 天
Study Reveals Axons Are Like “Pearls on a String”
A new study challenges the long-held belief that axons, brain cell extensions, are tube-like, revealing instead a "pearl-on-a ...
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New Study Challenges Traditional View of Axon Shape and Function
In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, ...
Science Daily10 天
Study may reverse century-old understanding of the shape of 'arms' on mammals' brain cells
Biology textbooks may need a revision, say scientists, who present new evidence that an arm-like structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have assumed for more than ...
News Medical on MSN11 天
Study challenges long-standing understanding of axon structure
Biology textbooks may need a revision, say Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists, who present new evidence that an armlike structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have ...
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Reimagining axons with the pearls-on-a-string model
In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, ...