Cellular Garbage Trucks (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Cellular Garbage Trucks

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Microglia (pink) are a sort of garbage disposal for the brain. They quickly engulf small protein-coated latex balls and digest them

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Meron Maricos, MDC

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