Neutrophils attaching to endothelial cells in cystic fibrosis airway (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Neutrophils attaching to endothelial cells in cystic fibrosis airway

Caption

This image shows how neutrophils (fluorescing in green) that were added to the blood channel have attached themselves to the endothelium (with cells outlined with a marker shown in magenta) and transmigrate to the epithelium in the parallel channel.

Credit

Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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