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1 | Bastiani, Michael | Axons break in animals lacking β-spectrin | Axons and dendrites can withstand acute mechanical strain despite their small diameter. In this study, we demonstrate that β-spectrin is required for the physical integrity of neuronal processes in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Axons in β-spectrin mutants spontaneously break. | Mutants; Dendrites; Morphology | 2007 |