Neurons with IL-17 receptor (IMAGE)

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Neurons with IL-17 receptor

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Neurons (green) in a mouse brain have a receptor (cyan) that detects the immune molecule IL-17. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that a molecule produced by the immune system acts on the brain to change the behavior of mice.

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Kalil Alves de Lima

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