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Science 10 October 1980:
Vol. 210. no. 4466, pp. 153 - 157
DOI: 10.1126/science.7414326
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Science, Vol 210, Issue 4466, 153-157
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Elimination of synapses in the developing nervous system

D Purves and JW Lichtman

Reduction of the number of axons that contact target cells may be a general feature of neural development. This process may underlie the progressively restricted malleability of the maturing nervous system.


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