Neurons Say Relax (VIDEO)

Rockefeller University

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This three-dimensional view of part of a mouse intestine shows the neurons that surround tissue-protective immune cells. These neurons release norepinephrine, which instructs the immune cells to activate an anti-inflammatory response.

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The Laboratory of Muscosal Immunology at The Rockefeller University/<I>Cell</I>

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