Sentences with phrase «caused immature neurons»

In theory, if a single mutation popped up that caused immature neurons to undergo just one extra cycle of cell division, that could double the final size of the cortex.

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It is not yet known whether the dramatic and selective effects of the NGF antibodies are due to a direct toxic action of the antibodies on immature sympathetic neurons or to an inactivation by the antibodies of circulating molecules of NGF, thereby indirectly causing the death of the sympathetic neurons by depriving them of the NGF they need in order to survive.
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