Fibrinogen Leakage May Trigger MS Nerve Damage (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Fibrinogen Leakage May Trigger MS Nerve Damage

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Microglia (green cells) cluster around leaking blood vessels days before neurological damage occurs in a mouse model of MS.

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Courtesy of Akassoglou lab, Gladstone Institute.

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