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if it's synthesized in the spinal cord?
amirite?
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what in the world are you studying?
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spinal injury and recovery to help people recover from accidents.
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but it's expressed the hippocampus 
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but it's in the hippocampus
Also in the spinal cord and periphery. For example, you can slice the spine in half and it will still be synthesized in the lower regions.
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maybe everyone is brain-biased. i luv braaains. i made some sections of mouse brains yesterday. it was sooo coool.
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Probably they didn't realize it at the time and found it in the brain first.
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purplehugmonkey posted:
Probably they didn't realize it at the time and found it in the brain first.
I think you're right. But it's confusing to someone who is new to the subject matter. They should change it IMO.
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maybe everyone is brain-biased. i luv braaains. i made some sections of mouse brains yesterday. it was sooo coool.
You mean slide sections? Did you use a cryostat?
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purplehugmonkey posted:
Probably they didn't realize it at the time and found it in the brain first.
Pretty much this. And at least they didn't call it Somedeadasshat's Alphanumerical Factor...
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maybe everyone is brain-biased. i luv braaains. i made some sections of mouse brains yesterday. it was sooo coool.
You mean slide sections? Did you use a cryostat?
yeah, fresh frozen brains with a cryostat
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