CNIO research links fertility with immune cells in the brain (IMAGE)

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)

CNIO research links fertility with immune cells in the brain

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Microglia cells (green) interacting with GnHR neurons (red) in mice hypothalamus from both the control group (top) and the group with supressed Rank protein (bottom). Without Rank, microglia cells are smaller and with less ramifications. Right: microglia cells from the outside. Left: inside of microglia cells.

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Nozha Borjini and Rafael Fernández Chacón / IBiS

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