Pruning to refine synaptic networks is a common feature of neural circuit development.New work has shown that, in the Drosophila brain, the steroid hormone ecdysone signals neurons to recruit active glial engulfment and phagocytosis for development-appropriate axonal pruning.
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Broadie, K. (2004, April 20). Axon pruning: An active role for glial cells. Current Biology. Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.03.049
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