VIP neurons (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

VIP neurons

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Bright staining highlights VIP-expressing interneurons in this coronal cross-section of a mouse brain. The neurons may help drive glymphatic clearance of amyloid via the release of peptides.

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Tsai Laboratory/MIT Picower Institute

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