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神经的γ-分泌酶通过胆固醇平衡来调节突触功能

Wing-Yu Fu1, Amy K Y Fu2, Nancy Y Ip2

  • 1Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Neuroscience Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China.

Neuron
|October 19, 2023
PubMed
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γ-分泌酶 (gamma-secretase) 调节人类神经元突触形成和神经传递. 活动减少会促进突触的产生,但会影响神经递质的释放,可能是通过影响胆固醇.

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