Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier (IMAGE)
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Brain cells called astrocytes appear in green, and purple represents the leakage of the blood-brain barrier. Together they show that leakage occurs around areas where astrocytes have been ablated. Now, in a study with potential impacts on a variety of neurological diseases, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists have provided the first experimental evidence from a living organism to show that astrocytes are essential for blood-brain barrier health.
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Ben Heithoff et al/Virginia Tech
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