Immune cells in dural sinuses (IMAGE)

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Immune cells in dural sinuses

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mmune cells (yellow and purple) fill a sinus (teal) in the outer layer of the meninges, the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that immune cells stationed in such sinuses monitor the brain and initiate an immune response if they detect a problem.

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Justin Rustenhoven

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