Researchers Investigate Star-Shaped Brain Cells (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Researchers Investigate Star-Shaped Brain Cells

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NIH-funded researchers used 3-D collections of brain tissue grown from human cells to study the brain's star-shaped astrocytes.

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Image courtesy of Sergiu Pasca, M.D., Stanford University.

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