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Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans

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Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans. / Laranjeiro, Ricardo; Harinath, Girish; Pollard, Amelia K. et al.
In: iScience, Vol. 24, No. 2, 102105, 19.02.2021.

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Laranjeiro, R, Harinath, G, Pollard, AK, Gaffney, C, Deane, C, Vanapalli, S, Etheridge, T, Szewczyk, NJ & Driscoll, M 2021, 'Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans', iScience, vol. 24, no. 2, 102105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102105

APA

Laranjeiro, R., Harinath, G., Pollard, A. K., Gaffney, C., Deane, C., Vanapalli, S., Etheridge, T., Szewczyk, N. J., & Driscoll, M. (2021). Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans. iScience, 24(2), Article 102105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102105

Vancouver

Laranjeiro R, Harinath G, Pollard AK, Gaffney C, Deane C, Vanapalli S et al. Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans. iScience. 2021 Feb 19;24(2):102105. Epub 2021 Jan 29. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102105

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Laranjeiro, Ricardo ; Harinath, Girish ; Pollard, Amelia K. et al. / Spaceflight Affects Neuronal Morphology and Alters Transcellular Degradation of Neuronal Debris in Adult Caenorhabditis elegans. In: iScience. 2021 ; Vol. 24, No. 2.

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abstract = "and private companies. However, spaceflight poses risks to human health and the effects on the nervous system have to be better characterized. Here, we exploited the unique experimental advantages of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to explore how spaceflight affects adult neurons in vivo. We found that animals that lived 5 days of adulthood on the International Space Station exhibited hyperbranching in PVD and touch receptor neurons. We also found that, in the presence of a neuronal proteotoxic stress, spaceflight promotes a remarkable accumulation of neuronal-derived waste in the surrounding tissues, suggesting an impaired transcellular degradation of debris released from neurons. Our data reveal that spaceflight can significantly affect adult neuronal morphology and clearance of neuronal trash, highlighting the need to carefully assess the risks of long-duration spaceflight on the nervous system and to develop adequate countermeasures for safe space exploration.",
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