Biosciences Area researchers who measured mitochondrial metabolism in living brain tissues of a mouse model of Huntington disease found that regional differences in neuronal susceptibility to the disease can be attributed to reprogramming strategies adopted by astrocytes in response to low glucose. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2019/04/17/astrocyte-insight-explains-brain-region-specific-vulnerability-in-huntington-disease/
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