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Ghrelin accelerates synapse formation and activity development in cultured cortical networks

BACKGROUND: While ghrelin was initially related to appetite stimulation and growth hormone secretion, it also has a neuroprotective effect in neurodegenerative diseases and regulates cognitive function. The cellular basis of those processes is related to synaptic efficacy and plasticity. Previous st...

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Autores principales: Stoyanova, Irina I, le Feber, Joost
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24742241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-15-49