Our new paper was finally published in Developmental Cell!
We found mechanisms of synaptic competition in developing mitral cells.
Activity-dependent local protection and lateral inhibition control synaptic competition in developing mitral cells in mice
Fujimoto S, Leiwe MN, Aihara S, Sakaguchi R, Muroyama Y, Kobayakawa R, Kobayakawa K, Saito T, Imai T.
Developmental Cell 2023, June 24 (cover)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2023.05.004
Press release: https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/264
We also published an accompanying protocol paper describing how to hand-rear mouse babies.
Effective Hand Rearing of Neonatal Mice for Developmental Studies
Leiwe MN., Fujimoto S., Imai T.
bio-protocol 13(11): e4755 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.4755