Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

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NeuroscienceMERTKSynapseBiologyNeocortexExcitatory postsynaptic potentialExcitatory synapseAstrocyteInhibitory postsynaptic potentialCentral nervous systemCell biologySignal transductionReceptor tyrosine kinase

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Year: 2013
Type: article
Volume: 504
Issue: 7480
Pages: 394-400
Citations: 1310
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                                    Won‐Suk Chung, 
                                
                                    Laura Clarke, 
                                
                                    Gordon Wang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways. 
                            Nature
                            , 504
                            (7480)
                            , 394-400.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12776
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature12776