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Regulación mediada por insulina de la maduración neuronal

D G Puro, E Agardh

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |September 14, 1984
    PubMed
    Resumen

    La exposición a la insulina mejora la neurotransmisión en el desarrollo de las neuronas de la retina de la rata. Este efecto de larga duración sugiere que la insulina actúa como una señal clave de desarrollo para nuevas conexiones neuronales.

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