Confocal Images from the Hippocampal CA3 Region (IMAGE)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Confocal Images from the Hippocampal CA3 Region

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High-resolution confocal images from the hippocampal CA3 region of Alzheimer's mouse brain show amyloid-beta plaques (green) and microglia/macrophages (red). Mice with complement C3 deficiency show an altered glial response to plaques.

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Courtesy of the Lemere Lab, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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