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Comment
. 2019 Feb:204:4-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.12.042. Epub 2019 Jan 15.

Commentary: Do Complement factors "connect the dots" in schizophrenia?

Paulo Lizano  1 , Konasale M Prasad  2 , Matcheri S Keshavan  3
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Commentary: Do Complement factors "connect the dots" in schizophrenia?

Paulo Lizano et al. Schizophr Res. 2019 Feb.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The synaptic pruning hypothesis of schizophrenia. The figure on the left illustrates a healthy neuron (with a robust action potential) and microglia; the figure on the right shows a weak action potential and an activated microglia "eating up" a dysfunctional dendritic process via complement proteins.
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  • Complement system biomarkers in first episode psychosis.
    Kopczynska M, Zelek W, Touchard S, Gaughran F, Di Forti M, Mondelli V, Murray R, O'Donovan MC, Morgan BP. Kopczynska M, et al. Schizophr Res. 2019 Feb;204:16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.12.012. Epub 2017 Dec 24. Schizophr Res. 2019. PMID: 29279246 Free PMC article.

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