Follow
'Impaired mitochondrial transport in the axon is another feature of aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Using Drosophila, we found that genetic depletion of axonal mitochondria causes dysregulation of translation and protein degradation.'
@cyrilpedia understanding that axons can be modeled as pipes was one of the things that I didn't expect when I began with neurology. Modeling the neural system as electric signal processing circuits misses so many important aspects.