Immune Cell Migration (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Immune Cell Migration

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A new study shows that cells originating in bone marrow can travel to the brain and take on the role of microglia, upending existing dogma about the origins of these immune cells in the brain.

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Emma Vidal for Stanford University

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