Microglial Cells (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Microglial Cells

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Microglia have been shown to be beneficial in slowing prion disease progression in the brain, and now in retina. Here, microglial cells (green) are engulfing and eliminating prion-damaged photoreceptors (red), which appears to slow retinal degeneration.

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James. F. Striebel/NIAID

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