Understanding the Role of Octopamine in Neurodegeneration

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how octopamine, the major “fight-or-flight" neurotransmitter in invertebrates, communicates with other cells in mammalian brains to prevent cell death, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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