Mapping Microglia (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Mapping Microglia

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This prenatal mouse brain shows the distribution of microglia (from left to right, the hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain and neocortex). The yellow microglia bear markers indicating that they belong to unique populations not detected in the past.

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Timothy Hammond / Boston Children's Hospital

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