Unexpected Immune Response in Brain, Spinal Cord Could Offer Clues to Treating Neurological Diseases (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Unexpected Immune Response in Brain, Spinal Cord Could Offer Clues to Treating Neurological Diseases

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University of Alberta neuroscientist Jason Plemel was part of a team of Canadian researchers who discovered that immune cells in the brain and spinal cord behave differently from blood immune cells in their response to nerve damage.

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Ryan O'Byrne

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