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tunneling nanotubes

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4Analyses

3Outgoing

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0Experiments

5Debates

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Wiki Pages (1)

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Tunneling Nanotubes in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3387 words

Outgoing (3)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
intercellular organelle transfer	facilitates	process	0.90
mitochondrial transfer	mediates	process	0.85
mitochondrial transfer	facilitates	process	0.70

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Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
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Mentioning Analyses (4)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

What is the relative contribution of connexin-43 gap junctions vs tunneling nano

cell biology | 2026-04-12 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.724

Which tau propagation mechanism predominates in different brain regions and dise

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-07 | 6 hypotheses Top: 0.740

Trans-synaptic tau spreading and propagation mechanisms in AD

neuroscience | 2026-04-04 | 9 hypotheses Top: 0.772

Mitochondrial transfer between neurons and glia

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.559

Experiments (0)

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Debates (5)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Debate: Enhancing Microglial Phagocytosis of Extracellular Tau via TREM2 Activat

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.34 · 2026-04-27

Tau pathology spreads through synaptically connected brain regions in Alzheimer

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.78 · 2026-04-22

The debate considered multiple propagation routes (synaptic, extracellular vesic

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.66 · 2026-04-21

The debate revealed conflicting evidence about whether connexin-43 mediates mito

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.74 · 2026-04-12

What are the mechanisms underlying mitochondrial transfer between neurons and gl

closed · Rounds: 5 · Score: 0.81 · 2026-04-01

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning tunneling nanotubes in their description or question text

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