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Cognitive Science
Researchers identify cause of depleted neural precursor cells after local brain irradiation
July 14th, 2006
Researchers have identified the cause of depleted neural precursor cells after local brain irradiation. According to a study from the United States, "The underlying mechanisms associated with radiation-induced cognitive impairments remain elusive but may involve changes in hippocampal neural precursor cells. Proliferating neural precursor cells have been shown to be extremely sensitive to X rays, either from damage to the cells themselves and/or through microenvironmental factors, including the anatomical relationship with the microvasculature, which is altered by radiation." "The neutron capture reaction in boron was used to determine whether the...
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2006-07-14)
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