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In nerve cells, mitochondria are key to the growth of axons and dendrites, which send and receive signals from other cells. Antioxidants that target mitochondria may protect cells and spur axon and dendrite development: An untreated mouse nerve cell (left) shows less growth than does a cell treated with the antioxidant MitoQ (right). Credit: P. Hemachandra Reddy

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