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. 2010 Oct 8;7(4):421-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.09.008.

Waste management and adult neurogenesis

Michael Mattocks  1 , Vincent Tropepe
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Waste management and adult neurogenesis

Michael Mattocks et al. Cell Stem Cell. .
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Abstract

Dying cells are common in adult neurogenic niches, but how these cells are cleared remains uncertain. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Sierra et al. (2010) show that unactivated microglia assume the role of waste managers to eliminate cellular debris from apoptosing newborn cells in the hippocampus.

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